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Side A: (45 min) Show #2,209, (John Fiske, Mike Townsend, and M. Kantako on BLR.)- Prelude to lecture at SSU. Professor Fiske speaks of white fear (anger) towards black people, manifesting itself in conservative backlash, welfare reform, prison building, gated suburbs, electronic surveillance, voting demographics, invisible oppression. Side B: (45 min) Continuation of discussion with Fiske on issues such as failure of mass media, journalism schools, opinion polls, ESL, rap music.

Scope and Contents Side A: (45 min) Mbanna Kantako on HLR, show # 2,742 - "Inside the Marcus Garvey Liberation Camp 1996"- Reggae songs, interspersed throughout tape. Kantako introduces Camp and 5 UIS, LLCC students who learn and teach with black students; recorded live at the camp; teachers discuss activities- crafts, visit to the zoo. Students discuss their activities (app 34 students). This school is modeled after Black Panther’s School. Side B: (45 min) Kantako gives physical dimensions of school in John...

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Side A: (45 min) Springfield Housing Authority throws class out of apt. Woodworking- "Building brothers"; kickball game, discussion with Mike Townsend on aspects of camp. Students recite motto. Side B: Blank

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...

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Side A: ( 45 min) 11th Annual Ceremony for Garvey Liberation camp. Dia and students recite motto, teachers talk about each student; Townsend speaks on Hay Homes being torn down. Side B: (45 min) Continuation. Dia Kantako speaks; building brothers; presentation of gifts to Mbanna & Dia; presentation of certificates to students, music.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...

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Side A: (20 min) Interviews with teachers, M. Townsend, music. Side B: (20 min) Music, interviews with teachers on SHA, mayor, and aldermen

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...

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Duplicate of tape # 18.