Tony Brown's Journal
''Tony Brown's Journal'' is an American talk show hosted by journalist Tony Brown. 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. Overview Television talk show series featuring interviews with contemporary newsmakers of special interest to the African American community. 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 ...
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Tony Brown (journalist)
William Anthony "Tony" Brown (born April 11, 1933) is an American journalist, academic and businessman. He is best known as the commentator of the long running syndicated television show '' Tony Brown's Journal''. Personal life William Anthony "Tony" Brown was born April 11, 1933, to Royal Brown and Catherine Davis Brown in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended the public schools where he excelled in academics, joined the track team, and performed in various school plays. His experience of segregation and poverty as a child later fueled his activism and view on the U.S. Government as an adult. He joined the Republican Party in 1990. Accomplishments * 1953 - 1955, he served in the U.S. Army * 1959, he received a BA in Sociology from Wayne State University. * 1961, he received an MA in Psychiatric Social