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Lawyers as poets / Peter Noterman, Devy Bendit, and John McNally ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri.

Three practicing Washington, D.C., lawyers talk about their poetry and their profession. Includes readings.

King Kong / reviewed by Ron Sutton and Ukali Bethea ; produced by Shelley Harris.

Comparison of the old and new versions of the King Kong movie.

The Poet and the poem / Judson Jerome ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri.

On poetry and his evaluations of modern commercial poetry. Includes readings.

Cavafee's Alexandria : study of a myth in process / Edmund Keeley ; interviewed by Caroline Kaiser.

On Constantine Cavafee's life and poetry. Includes readings.

Wake up, little suzie : single pregnancy and race before Roe v. Wade / Rickie Solinger ; interviewed by Laura Iyama.

Rickie Solinger, from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Women's Studies program, discusses the politics of female fertility, particularly American attitudes towards unwed mothers of various races from 1945 to 1965. She traces the roots of race and gender attitudes before the 1940's.

Surviving in a multicultural society / Edwin Nickels.

Talk by Edwin Nickels on the realities of living in a multicultural society, and his experiences as an African-American in the United States. He begins by reflecting on the necessity of going to Europe as the only was a Black man could get a good education, and the shock of his return to the United States where his credentials could not overcome prejudice.

America's aversion to democracy / Noam Chomsky.

Speech by Noam Chomsky, noted linguist and scholar of international affairs in which he explores both domestic and foreign affairs issues to demonstrate the importance of corporate interests in United States policy decisions. Since the Monroe Doctrine, the United States has sought to dominate the Western Hemisphere.

The Question of Black male oppression / Major Owens.

Congressman Major Owens proposes that problems of the African-American male are symbolic of problems of the greater community. He presents evidence from studies that indicate a state of emergency in the Black community, and goes on to suggest solutions which have been recommended by the Congressional Black Caucus.|THE QUESTION OF BLACK MALE OPPRESSION / Major Owens.

How and why to love our planet / Carl Sagan.

Talk by noted astronomer Carl Sagan. Sagan begins with a history of human population growth, and the current world population being a threat to continued existance. There are, Sagan suggests, four areas which must be addressed if humanity is going to continute into the future: 1) nuclear weapons; 2) ozone; 3) global warming; 4) population growth.|HOW AND WHY TO LOVE OUR PLANET / Carl Sagan.

Black on Black homocice : a mental health crisis / A. Lynch.

Talk by Dr. A. Lynch about the realties of violence within the African-American community. He begins with a statistical portrait of Black male life expectency, where 1 in 20 New York City Black males will be murdered. Half of the prisoners are Black youths charged with violent crimes.

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