The u. S. Information agency that was part of our show we say cold war apparatus . [laughter] and surveying postcolonial nations and keeping an eye on things so this is a benign side of the cia published topic magazine and Richard Tsongas was a photographer here taking a picture of james brown and legos nigeria in 1970. He has an expansive body of work and we have the entire collections of the images here are they meet the description of the show which is lesserknown images across the continent starting from pittsburgh to nigeria. Its a pretty the show. There also images of malcolm x for malcolm x for example or Elijah Mohammad as a rarely seen in terms of what people would find on a Google Search for example. Lets see that Elijah Mohammad photo down here. This is Elijah Mohammad at the end, correct . Right here, big as life and there is malcolm x. This is a 1961 shot in washington d. C. With a church of god figure. Debating the merits of islam. Host do you think we could have that deb
The panel is timely given thelso some crisis gering numbers about how the race and poverty in the country, which should be online a national crisis. This panel is called wealth and finance and post averts america come moderated by my colleague at columbia, Damon Phillips was a professor of business and the codirector at the center of social enterprise. Is the author of shaping jazz, book on the emergent and evolution for the market for recorded just been published in top jobs within management and sociology. We are in good hands your containment, take it away. First of all thank you rich for your leadership over the years and for the fantastic event. This was a really fun time for me to have this opportunity to moderate this panel. I have really and for me some top scholars and i will introduce them but then well jump into a discussion about the project for the day. I will say a few words in between but really my job is as a moderator is to facilitate the discussion and allow all of us
Im jamie colby. Today im in picturesque roanoke, virginia. The name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. My name is ryan givens. In 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. As executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. Ryan, this is the box . This is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. So, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real . Not the real one. Changed date, not real, 1913. Melvas terse note reflects what shed been told about the coin inside that its a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5cent piece. Coin expert and auctioneer Paul Montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. From 1883 to 1912, the liberty head nickel was the design that the u. S. Was using
Smart, capable women. Its trying for us because its our fathers legacy, and hes passed that legacy on to us. Narrator tonight on frontline, from steve james, the director of hoop dreams and the interrupters, abacus small enough to jail. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and Additional Support from scott nathan and Laura Deboni
Smart, capable women. Its trying for us because its our fathers legacy, and hes passed that legacy on to us. Narrator tonight on frontline, from steve james, the director of hoop dreams and the interrupters, abacus small enough to jail. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Major support is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. The park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust, supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and Additional Support from scott nathan and Laura Deboni