Tony Brown's Journal Explained

Producer:	Tony Brown
Presenter:	Tony Brown
Country:	United States
Company:	Tony Brown Productions
Network:	PBS

Tony Brown's Journal is an American talk show hosted by journalist Tony Brown.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The program, which began on PBS in 1978, was the successor to the series Black Journal, which had aired on the television network's NET and then PBS since 1968 and was produced and hosted by Brown from 1970.^[5] It ended in 2008.

Overview

Television talk show series featuring interviews with contemporary newsmakers of special interest to the African American community.^[6]

Featured topics

• "The Ethnic Flaw 1984" with Thomas Sowell discussing Affirmative Action
• Black College Day, 1980
• Black Revolt in the 80s
• "Songs for the Spirit" discussing the rise in popularity of nihilistic and satanic rock among American youth
  • Martin Luther King Jr. "Tribute to Eubie Blake"
• Black Men and AIDS
• Lynching of Emmett Till
• "When the Eagle Flies - The Impact of the Black Soldier"
• Assassination of Malcolm X
• Black astronaut, Frederick Drew Gregory
• The Black Woman's Experience
• America's Black Eagles
• Black Stars in Hollywood
• "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost", Award-winning 1982 New York stage hit
• The Sullivan Principles
• "Inside the Klan", interview with Stetson Kennedy regarding his infiltration and exposure of the Ku Klux Klan

External links

• Tony Brown's Journal featuring Meir Kahane and Wyatt Tee Walker
  • Watch Tony Brown's Journal Episodes

Notes and References

1. News: Television - Tony Brown's Journal. New York Times. 10 March 2011. Richard F.. Shepard.
2. News: Johnson. Charles A.. Black And White And Brown. 10 March 2011. July 19, 1987. Los Angeles Times.
3. News: Terry. Gayle Pollard. LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Tony Brown : Black Empowerment--via a Computer. 10 March 2011. Los Angeles Times. February 18, 1996.
4. News: WEDLAN. Candace A.. Vitamins Are TV Host's Secret Weapon. 10 March 2011. Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1998.
5. News: 'Tony Brown's Journal' Endures. Fraser. C. Gerald. The New York Times. February 7, 1982. January 20, 2016.
6. Web site: Tony Brown's Journal 1982, TV Show. TV Guide. 10 March 2011.