Black Journal

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Black Journal was a pioneering American public television news and affairs program that focused on African American issues, culture, and politics during the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Black Journal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
public affairs television program
television news program
aim to address underrepresentation of Black issues in mainstream media
broadcastIn United States of America
surface form: United States
broadcastOn public television stations in the United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredTopic African American arts
Black Power movement
civil rights movement
urban politics
distributionFormat television
editorialPerspective African American perspective
endTime 1970s
era 1970s
late 1960s
firstAired 1968
format magazine-style news program
genre documentary television series
news
public affairs
hasSegmentType cultural features
documentary reports
interviews
hasSubject Black cultural expression
race relations in the United States
social justice
hasTheme Black empowerment
media representation of African Americans
influenced later African American public affairs television programs
language English
medium television
notableFor being a pioneering national Black public affairs TV program
providing a platform for African American journalists and producers
originalChannelType public television
originalNetwork National Educational Television
PBS
surface form: Public Broadcasting Service
primaryFocus African American culture
African American issues
African American politics
productionCompany National Educational Television
startTime 1968
targetAudience African American viewers

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