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In the late 1960’s/early 1970s, TV witnessed an explosion of Black Produced Public Affairs programs both nationally and locally throughout the U.S. – in an effort to deal with the issue of the lack of the Black presence in American TV as well as the lack of black employees in the Entertainment business, shows were proposed and run, and featured a wide array of talent from within the Black community.

One of those shows which ran locally in New York via WNBC-TV was Positively Black. Like many of the shows during this period, it featured Black artists, writers, actors, musicians, sports figures and activists. They also ran features pertaining to life in the Black community in the form of news items and cultural goings-on. Positively Black was hosted by Dr. Eugene Callender, who was President of the New York Urban Coalition with Joan Harris as his co-host.

This episode, originally aired on September 6, 1970 features Rahsaan Roland Kirk, who is also interviewed regarding his then-recent organizing of a protest which shut down the Merv Griffin Show in the middle of taping. Kirk also talks about Black musicians, along with Lee Morgan, in discussing the current state of affairs with Jazz in America.