BMA: Black Media Archive

Movie: The conclusion of "Space Is the Place," an art film starring and written by Sun Ra, produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). An alternate title is "Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra: Space Is the Place". A soundtrack for the film was released on Evidence Records.

Movie: The conclusion of "Space Is the Place," an art film starring and written by Sun Ra, produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). An alternate title is "Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra: Space Is the Place". A soundtrack for the film was released on Evidence Records.

Movie: "Space Is the Place" is an art film produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra, Joshua Smith and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). An alternate title is "Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra: Space Is the Place". A soundtrack for the film was released on Evidence Records.

Movie: "Space Is the Place" is an art film produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra, Joshua Smith and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra (1972 and released in 1974). An alternate title is "Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra: Space Is the Place". A soundtrack for the film was released on Evidence Records.

This episode is an interview with poet, mythical scientist, musician, and leader of Solar Arkestra, Sun Ra (1968). In the interview by Dennis Irving, Sun Ra discusses his mystical view of the world and humanity. He begins by defining his style of music within the concept of infinity, his role as a musical "coordinator," and the importance of music for all people. Blacks have been cast as "evil" in the Western world, which has lead to a decline in African American self value. Music, he suggests, can counter this history. Sun Ra then provides his view of the Bible. He concludes with his view of leadership and the two orders of beings who inhabit the earth.

This episode is an interview with poet, mythical scientist, musician, and leader of Solar Arkestra, Sun Ra (1968). In the interview by Dennis Irving, Sun Ra discusses his mystical view of the world and humanity. He begins by defining his style of music within the concept of infinity, his role as a musical "coordinator," and the importance of music for all people. Blacks have been cast as "evil" in the Western world, which has lead to a decline in African American self value. Music, he suggests, can counter this history. Sun Ra then provides his view of the Bible. He concludes with his view of leadership and the two orders of beings who inhabit the earth.

This episode is a brochure written and published in 1924 by Marcus Garvey that outlines the "aims and objects of movement for solution of Negro problem". This brochure was aimed at White and Black Americans alike, and was meant to provide information regarding the aims of the UNIA.

This episode is a brochure written and published in 1924 by Marcus Garvey that outlines the "aims and objects of movement for solution of Negro problem". This brochure was aimed at White and Black Americans alike, and was meant to provide information regarding the aims of the UNIA.

Movie: The conclusion of the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicts the racial situation in America during the violent years of Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, and the emergence of the "New Negro". Produced, written and directed by novelist Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. The film is considered an important document of African American life in the years immediately following World War I, when racism was still rampant throughout the United States. In 1992, "Within Our Gates" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Movie: The conclusion of the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicts the racial situation in America during the violent years of Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, and the emergence of the "New Negro". Produced, written and directed by novelist Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. The film is considered an important document of African American life in the years immediately following World War I, when racism was still rampant throughout the United States. In 1992, "Within Our Gates" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Movie: This episode is the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicts the racial situation in America during the violent years of Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, and the emergence of the "New Negro". Produced, written and directed by novelist Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. The film is considered an important document of African American life in the years immediately following World War I, when racism was still rampant throughout the United States. In 1992, "Within Our Gates" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Movie: This episode is the silent film "Within Our Gates" (1920) which dramatically depicts the racial situation in America during the violent years of Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, and the emergence of the "New Negro". Produced, written and directed by novelist Oscar Micheaux, it is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director. The film is considered an important document of African American life in the years immediately following World War I, when racism was still rampant throughout the United States. In 1992, "Within Our Gates" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

This episode is a classic radio discussion between James Baldwin and R.H. Darden on the plight of Black Americans broadcast on April 1, 1968.

This episode is a classic radio discussion between James Baldwin and R.H. Darden on the plight of Black Americans broadcast on April 1, 1968.

This episode is a short clip of Bobby Seale speaking on gun ownership.