GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

  • DIGITAL PRODUCT

    You will not be mailed a physical package, this is a fully digital online experience. Once you make your purchase, be on the lookout for an email confirmation from Thinkific, where you will be able to login and create your own password. You will not be able to download the videos, but you will have lifetime access from any phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection.

  • EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

    This approximately 1 hour presentation is for personal development and individual education. Institutions of learning, libraries and schools interested in this program should contact Melaneyes Media directly for licensing and or private screenings: [email protected]

Course curriculum

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    INTRODUCTION: The Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention

    • The Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention
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    VIDEO: The Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention

    • The Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention

The Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention

"The History of the Black Agenda: A Look at the 1972 Black Political Convention" will look back at the 1972 Convention in Gary, Indiana and the history of Black political gatherings that have pushed for a Black agenda. The Gary convention was an opportunity for many different Black organizations, political factions and social movements to come together putting their differences aside to vote on and establish a national Black agenda. This one of a kind, historic gathering took place at West Side High School in Gary, IN hosted by Richard Gordan Hatcher (elected in 1968) who was the first Black Mayor of a major U S city. Attendees included, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Dick Gregory, Harry Belafonte, Isaac Hayes, Sidney Poitier, Bobby Seale, Jesse Jackson and the list goes on. So many Black figures in one place, at one time was monumental. In this presentation we will cover: Basic History National Negro Convention Movement The 1972 Convention Lessons Learned Moving Forward Gary delegates made many of the same demands that Black Lives Matter organizers are making today — untrammeled voting rights, a reduction in the military budget, the abolition of the death penalty, an end to police violence; which raises the question of how much progress has actually taken place. A true Black Agenda; which by definition should include specific items that need to be acted upon, has been a goal for quite some time. We want to explore what points and tangible results can be learned and used from the understanding of what took place in Gary and other Black Conferences of the past.