Should African American History Be Mandated? 2005 It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle
Tuesday, September 13, 2005: Emmy Award-winning “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle” on CN8, The Comcast Network: The host interviews a local school district official, takes calls, and moderates a debate with Jesse Lee Peterson and others — after Philadelphia issues a mandate that all public school students take a course in “African American History.”
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Lynn Doyle, multi-award winning journalist, public speaker, philanthropist
Gregory Thornton, Ed.D., chief academic officer, Philadelphia School District
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of BOND
Donald H. Smith, Ph.D., National Alliance of Black School Educators
Nicholas Torres, President, Congreso de Latinos Unidos (opposes)
Scott Pruden, freelance journalist (supports)
TIME STAMPS
0:00 Black History mandate
2:23 Dr. Gregory Thornton
7:40 Caller Christien, Boston, MA
9:07 Black History Month
13:18 Caller Quiana, Wilmington, DE
14:15 Multiculturalism
15:15 Street interviews
15:56 The Hot Seat
16:44 Jesse Lee Peterson
17:49 Donald Smith (vs JLP)
19:38 Nicholas Torres
20:19 Scott Pruden
22:00 Debate
28:47 More Jesse!
30:58 Caller Sandie, Philadelphia
32:32 More debate
35:08 More street interviews
36:06 Caller Diane, Philadelphia
38:24 Jesse responds
40:17 Emails
41:09 Caller Faith, Cape Cod, MA
43:29 That’s all we have
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