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CP Time: Black Contributions to Music

Season 24 • 02/14/2019

Roy Wood Jr. explains the African-American origins of musical genres associated with mainstream white culture, including electronic dance music, square dancing and the banjo.

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CP Time: The History of Civil Rights Marches
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CP Time: Black Contributions to Music
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Roy Wood Jr. explains the African-American origins of musical genres associated with mainstream white culture, including electronic dance music, square dancing and the banjo.
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CP Time - The History of Black Spies
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CP Time - The History of Black Doctors
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E59

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02/16/2021
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CP Time - Black Journalists
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahS26 E63

Roy Wood Jr. continues his Black History Month celebration by honoring Black journalists whose work has been historically overlooked, from Marvel Cooke to Max Robinson to Xernona Clayton.
02/23/2021
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CP Time - Black Leaders of the Labor Movement
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Roy Wood Jr. highlights unsung Black pioneers of America's labor movement, including activists and organizers A. Philip Randolph, Dorothy Bolden and Curt Flood.
05/18/2021
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Roy Wood Jr. highlights trailblazing Black models, including Naomi Sims, Tracey "Africa" Norman and Tyson Beckford.
09/28/2021
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CP Time - Black Horror Movies
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Roy Wood Jr. gives a rundown of groundbreaking horror films featuring Black actors, including "Son of Ingagi," "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Craft."
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