- Series
- What must be done
- Air Date
- 1968-11-23
- Duration
- 00:30:01
- Episode Description
- More than 40 percent of the nation's 22 million African Americans are officially classed as poor, and of these 9.6 million people only a third are receiving help of any kind. This program examined the importance of reducing urban poverty, including addressing the inequitable national welfare system. Panelists: Osborn Elliott, editor of Newsweek; Major Owens, commissioner of the Community Development Agency, New York City Human Resources Administration; Dr. George Wylie, executive director; National Welfare Rights Organization of Washington D.C.; and Dr. Lylse Carter, deputy director of the National Urban Coalition, Washington D.C.
- Series Description
- This series takes as its point of departure the award-winning issue of Newsweek Magazine published on November 20, 1967: "The Negro in America, What Must Be Done, a Program for Action." Moderated by Manhattan Borough president Percy Sutton, it features discussions about potential solutions to problems affecting ghettos, urban areas, and race relations.
- Subject(s)
- Creator(s)
- WLIB (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
- Contributors
- Sutton, Percy E. (Moderator)Elliott, Osborn (Guest)Owens, Major (Guest)Wiley, George (Guest)Carter, Lisle C., Jr. (Guest)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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