“IS THERE BLACKNESS IN MEDIA?”

Blacks In Media Conf Cover

“IS THERE BLACKNESS IN MEDIA?” 

A Black Community Media Conference

October 7-8, 1972 Oakland Technical High School

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 

9-10 

Registration 10-10:15  Welcoming Remarks  Sonny Buxton —Chairman  10:15-10:30  Unity Salute  10:30-11:30 

Belva Davis

Belva Davis
Panel “Media — Where Are We?”  Sonny Buxton — moderator Charles Hobson— Director of Communications Dept, Atlanta College Complex  Mal Johnson— Community Affairs Director, Cox Broadcasting  George Norford — Vice President, Group W Broadcasting 

Ben Hooks FCC

Ben Hooks
Chester Higgins — Administrative Asst, to Benjamin Hooks, F.C.C.  11:30-12:30  Panel —“Black Press Is It Or Ain’t It?”  Valerie Jo Bradley — moderator Robert E. Johnson — Executive Editor Jet Magazine  Leon Forrest — Managing Editor Muhammad Speaks  Nathan Hare — Editor Black Scholar 

Barb Procter and Oprah

Barb Procter and Oprah
Edith Austin — Editor Sun Reporter  12:30-1:00  Speech, Bobby Seale “Press Impact on the Black Panther Party”  1-2:15 LUNCH  2:15-2:45 

John Johnson owner of Johnson Haircare Products, Jet and Ebony Magazines

John Johnson owner of Johnson Haircare Products, Jet and Ebony Magazines
Keynote Speech, Tony Brown — Dean of Howard University School  of Communications  2:45-3:45  Panel Advertising Sylvia Rainey —moderator Barbara Procter — Procter and Gardner Advertising  Raymond League — Zebra Advertising  J. Walter Carroll — KDIA Norman Edelen — Wright-Edelen Advertising 

Tony Brown Journal collage

Tony Brown
Ella Lane — Lane & Associates 2:45-3:45  Workshop —Black Press  Tim Sowell, California Voice Chester Higgins  Elaine Brown, The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service 

Nathan Hare

Nathan Hare
3:45-4:15  Speech — Cable TV, Sonny Buxton  Ella Lane  4:15-6  Panel “Black Film Explosion” Helen Merriouns — moderator

Mal Johnson

Mal Johnson
Cliff Roberts — KQED TEACH Director  Clarence Anderson — Film Instructor S.F. State University Bill Moore — KTVU Cinematographer  Allen Willis — KQED Cinematographer  Jalil Al-Hakim — Producer, Director; Universal International  ADJOURN 

Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Elaine Brown

Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Elaine Brown
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8  12-12:15  Reopen and Recap Saturday 12:15-12:45  Keynote Speech — Mal Johnson  12:45-1:45 

Gerri Lange

Gerri Lange
Broadcast Panel  Pamela Watkins — moderator Lou Freeman — News Director KDIA  Tony Brown  Gerri Lange — KBHK-TV Belva Davis — KPIX-TV George Norford 1:45-2:45 

Allen Willis

Allen Willis
Workshop — Cinematography 2:15-3:15  Workshop Broadcast Gerri Lange, Lou Freeman 2:45-3:45  Workshop – Advertising  Includes Adv. Panel plus Rosana Wright, Wright-Edelen Advertising  3-4 

William "Bill" Moore

William “Bill” Moore
Workshop – Black Women In Media  Mal Johnson, Ella Lane, Gerri Lange, Barbara Procter, Rosana Wright  4-5  “Where Do We Go From Here” Caucus position will be presented, 

Blacks in Media

Blacks in Media Conference Brochure

Julia Hare, Dick Gregory, Nathan Hare-The History Makers

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