Hello and happy New Year.

I'm Chris Moore, and I'm glad you're joining u for this first show of the year.

This year marks the debut of Black Horizons on WQED sister station WQEX.

We are proud of the fact that we now air on both stations, and we hop that it makes us easier to find.

Today we'll talk to members of the group 100 Black Men, about the big plans they are making for the annual Pittsburgh Black Expo, and you'll learn how you can get involved.

Minette Seate will also be along in a moment to tell us about the Carnegie Film Institute's plan for a Black History Month film festival, full of films that you'll want to see.

Let's begin our program with news of a Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Da celebration that does something of which I believe Doctor King would certainly approve.

Youth awareness is an organization that believes that youth is yet alive.

And 95.

That's the theme of their march and rally that is going to be held on Doctor King's birthday.

And I'm now joined by Ericka Jones, her mother, Dawn Jones-King and Geni Barron, who are here to tell us all about it.

And, I'll start with Genie Barron first.

Genie tell me about youth awareness.

Well the teenage Awareness program, is an organization that works with the youth and the Bell Silver community and all the surrounding areas of.

In the south end of the city.

And one thing we realized, and working with the youth, is that there is so much history that needs to be taught and learn.

And we felt that as we continue to do the the drive for a march on Martin Luther King Day that we would make an emphasis to be around youth so that the city can take up and become aware that the youth are here.

They cannot continue to ignore them and feel no responsibility to them.

And so Ericka is one of those young people that you've gotten involved in this program?

Yes, through our program, which started four years ago.

Ericka was a person who attended a child who attended the program and has since developed into.

She was one of our first counselors.

And now, as she graduates from high school, will be one of our first to graduate and look at proud mom beaming over the years and be okay.

Ericka, is your turn now.

In four years, what's what have you learned?

What's important to you?

What have you given back as a counselor?

She's so shy.

Yes.

Go ahead.

I kno she's down there with the kids yelling, sit down, sit down.

What's wrong with you?

Now she's going to be quiet.

Go ahead.

I think now just taking time out and, you know, doing activities they like doing, playing with them.

Know they're spending time with them.

I think that's the best thing you know, they get to know you.

You get to know them.

That's right.

And I think that's very important.

You were involved in writin this program, is that correct?

Yes, I was.

Tell me what you proposed an how well you think it's working.

Well I think it's working excellent, because the children get a chance to unite with one another in the community.

And that hasn't been happening because they all go to different schools, you know?

But the Tap program brings them all together in the evening, and we just enjoy ourselves after school.

You know, that can be pretty important because I've talked to so many young people, even people on this program, because they go to different schools or maybe from different neighborhoods.

They start looking at each other in a different way, and they never get to know each other.

Ericka, have you found that it's better that the the young people are knowing each other?

Does tha keep some of the problems down?

A you live on this block and I live on that block, and you can't come across this way or something like that.

No, I don't think it's better.

I mean, what you said annoying each other.

Not annoying.

No.

I'm talking about the real problems that young people have with getting to know one another.

And, so that we learn tha we're not one another's enemies just because you live in a different neighborhood.

Oh, yeah.

As far as, like, the Tap program.

And I think it's better.

Yeah, it's better for that because.

And that we do have some kids who come over from different neighborhoods and stuff, you know, kids that's not involved with gangs and some that are.

And they feel comfortable up there.

And that's that's really important.

It's got to be important.

You must really be satisfied with this.

Now you're going to have a big march on Doctor King's celebrated birthday Monday the 16th.

Right What's going to happen to you?

Well, we're asking all people to come who are supporters of youth, who understand that our yout have to be given an opportunity to come down and marc through the city of Pittsburgh, which we know from the benchmark, report that was given out that this is not a city that feels an obligation to our youth, just through history.

They haven't been, and that we have to let people know that there are people out here are going to demand that they take a clear responsibility for youth in every aspect and not just just mimicking in words on.

You're nodding your head.

You really agree?

Well, yeah, because I thin that parade or march or whatever anybody would have call it would display unity.

And this is what the children need to see, at least in the city of Pittsburgh.

I'm hoping that once they see u all start generating together, there might be hope, because I think from a kid's level, they feel that adults need to learn what we need to do.

And this is not just about soup within.

This is a city wide thing.

You want everybody to be there right.

Okay.

Well what's going to happen 10:00 you meet at the Civic Arena?

10:00.

We made it to Civic Arena.

Everyone lines up with their positions and we begin the stroll down Fifth Avenue towards Market Square.

It's not really a parade.

It's just a stroll.

It's a stroll.

It's a march.

So you don't have to have a group or band.

Anything, you can make up a sign and just come, come along and show your support to the children.

Now, you did thi last year, right?

Yes.

We did.

How did it turn out in your event last year?

I feel it was very successful with the weather and the conditions that were out there.

Everyone said no one would show up, and we had over 350 people who felt a need to show the city that we can uniform and we can become a group of unity.

And we predicted the same kind of weather.

Well, who knows what else.

Who cares?

Yes.

Right.

We loo at when we look at the history of what Doctor King is about we know that he did not allow, the physica to be a deterrent on anything.

And how can we teach our children what they can do and create and be a part of life if we say it's too cold, so don't come.

You have brought along a reproduction of a very interesting, picture here.

I'm going to hold it up to the camera and see if we can get a shot of it.

You this is Doctor King i Pittsburgh, as a matter of fact.

And here he is with Mahalia Jackson.

And we know it's Pittsburgh, because I know I'll get letters about this, but I don't know who that announces.

But if you look right over here, it says WAMO.

That's right.

And when you ask the the so-called people who are supposed to have records of information, they tell you that Doctor King didn't come to Pittsburgh.

And we're here to sa that his dream has to continue and that he was in this city.

Frank, reach back into your memories for the elders and be here and be a support for the children, and let them know that history was here.

Does Doctor Kin have any impact on your life or.

Yeah, for a lot of impact on my life.

You know, I'm glad I stood up.

You know, I could.

Jesus.

Yeah.

I can't wait to see it.

The parades she would be.

But go ahead.

I want you to say this.

You're going to have say this.

He has a lot of impact on your life.

Yeah, I kind of put it into words.

It's.

It's, You brought the shyest one in the group, right?

Okay.

I brought the one who has meant the most to the children in the community.

Okay?

And though it's hard for her to give what she has to in this realm, I want the children in the community and all over the city.

They're going to see her to say that's the one that took the time to give me the bad ass hairstyle.

And they'll see, that's the one who took the time.

That's to coordinate my outfit.

That's the one where it's no hygiene.

I was running through scared in the community.

They stopped and said, come on, what's wrong?

I'll walk you to wherever you have to be.

That's what' the uniqueness of our program.

We have children taking responsibility for those under them.

You know that.

That sounds super.

And, Ericka, though you may be shy in this forum, I know you're doing good work where you are and I encourage you to keep it up.

Okay?

It should be a lifelong pursuit.

Look at your mom.

Look at Genie Barron.

And if you like them and you reach back into the community and keep doing what you're doing.

Right there.

I know everything will be just fine.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you all for being here.

We do appreciate it.

Thank you.

On January 16th, the day we celebrate Doctor King's birthday Youth Awareness will celebrate.

Youth is yet alive.

And 95.

That's their theme.

If you wish to participate, join them at the Civic Arena at 10 a.m.

for the march through downtown Pittsburgh.

The rally was speeches by youngsters and others, takes place in Marke Square and last all afternoon, so you can join them any time your busy schedule allows.

For more information, simply call them at 234-7217.

That number again is 234-7217.

A new show is coming to QED called Confronting Violence.

One of the things that we all have to consider is how each one of us deals with the violence that we face every day.

It's everywhere on TV, the movies, and all too often in our very lives.

Violence.

I don't like to sit in front of the window because I'm afraid some shots might go through the window.

How does it affect people?

First time I've ever been arrested for murder.

Children were saying, I'm afraid of being killed.

How does it change the way we live?

They don't believe in giving you a restraining order.

Take a personal look at how individual people have responded to violence.

Confronting violence.

Confronting violence airs on WQED.

Tuesday, January 10th at 9 p.m.. Well, here's Minette Seat with news of a new film festival put on by the Carnegie Film Institute.

How are you doing?

I'm fine.

How are you?

I'm just peachy.

Is this our first show of the new year?

Yes it is.

Happy new year.

Happy New year to you.

Nice to see you Thank you What's going on?

Nothing.

Okay.

Your voice is getting the goodby Who was it?

The operation?

It's cold outside.

Yes, it is the Film Institute.

What was the film Institute at the Carnegie is once again doing one of those things that they do so well.

And then very few people get to see.

And this is the history of th African American family in film.

And it starts with a movie called The Quiet One.

That's this Saturday, Januar 7th, and also Sunday the eighth.

And it's about a little boy.

It was made in the 40s who was abandoned by his parents.

And it follows his life and the film was made.

It was made in 1947 or 48.

And, the director's name is Sidney Myers, and it was one of those.

It was shot in the streets of Harlem, in railroad yards around New York City.

And it's one of those movies.

It's never going to be put on videotape.

It's never going to be run on cable.

It's too short and too much of a sociological study to be seen in America movie classics.

So if you don't see this movie now, unless you're going to the Broadcast Museum in New York City sometimes, and this is like your only chance.

So there are a lot of films in this retrospective.

There's, daughters of the dust and To sleep with anger and menace to societ and just a lot of great movies.

And one of the women, Camille Billups, who made two of the films, is going to appear next week in the 14th and the 15th at the Carnegie in Oakland and also at the Homewoo branch of the Carnegie Library.

She wears great hats, which well see.

So how should people find out more about the schedule?

What can they do?

They can dial 622-3212.

Okay, that's 622-3212 which is the number of the film Institute at the Carnegie.

And they will give you schedule of the upcoming films.

They start this Saturday.

Remember, they start tomorrow, the day after this show airs 3:00 pm in homewood on QED.

Now we air Sunday, the day before this.

Definitely bring two different outfits for this show now.

And change in between, say 3:00 at the Homewood Library, 8:00 at the main branch of the Carnegie.

And it'll be that way from January 7th until February 25th.

Wow.

They're going a long time.

Yeah.

Every week, you know, they really concentrating on the family.

Most of the films are on the family.

There are some extensions, the films that that Camille is going to be hosting.

The two films that she made concentrate on a woman who a young woman who becomes at one point disenchanted with her family and through a series of a lot of really harrowing incidents, turns to drugs.

Another film, also about a young woman trying to make it on her own.

She goes to, mostly white liberal arts college and has to come back and reconcile that life with the life she lives in the inner city and her family.

So it may not focus on the normal mother, father, you know, children, family unit, but aspect of the African American family.

Okay.

One of the films is Crooklyn.

Oddly enough, a recent release from, Spike Lee.

And, we have a clip of that on that we're not able to provide many of the clips, so to show you some of these other than unfortunately, the one we have is one you've probably seen, but this is a great little scene from Crooklyn.

Take a look at i and we'll be back in just a sec.

Can you give me a minute or so you know will really getting please put your mouth closed.

Yeah.

Don't no up for me.

I don't need you by my battle for the why is a good point.

That's one of the things I will coming up this morning.

I woke up love this morning.

You might want to let you find my love.

I woke up in love this morning.

I woke up in love this morning.

When to sleep with you on my min Is the TV on?

No That is the greatest scene in the film.

Because I know there's not a family in the world.

It hasn't gone through that kind of thing.

When mom is telling you t turn the TV off and there you ar And I think it's odd of spike Lee to come through with this kind of thing, because you just don't picture him growing up watching The Partridge Family are singing The Little Partridge Family songs.

And there are, you know, people have whatever they hav their opinions about Crooklyn.

One of the ways that I feel about Crooklyn is that it is a collection of really funny vignettes, but as an entire movie, there's not much substance to it.

It strikes a lot of memories.

It makes you reminisce about all kinds of things that happened to almost ever African American person I know.

Childhoo and a lot of white people, too, went through the same things that happened in that movie.

But as a whole, it's not a perfect movie.

Another movie that's part of this is Menace to Society, which is absolutely no about the normal family at all.

It's about a young man who's out there, who's completely a gangster, who's shooting people, who's trying not to get shot.

But I guess the whole range, if you take the whole thing that they've put together, it does show a range of things that are going on.

That's the thing about this whole retrospective.

It shows every possible, not every possible but a lot of the possible little microscopic views that can be every American family.

Okay What's that phone number again?

The phone number is 622-3212.

That's the Carnegie Institute of Film.

Okay.

And we'll find out about that now.

Yes.

One more thing.

They free at the Carnegie, the, library in Homewood.

What if you see them?

They're free and they're $4 with student I.D.

and $5 with.

You're a normal human, you know, you just want to keep it.

There's another new movie that's come out.

Sinbad has just gotten it out.

Right, right.

We have a clip of it.

Let's take a look at it now, and I'll let you comment about it when we come back.

Watch this from Sinbad's new movie called Houseguest.

what?

I wash my balls religiously.

I like them so clean.

You can just feel every dimple.

Thank you for sharing That was the cleaning the ball.

The better the play, especially when you pull out that wood, the quicker you get it in the hole with the least amoun of strokes, the better, right?

Are you trying to tell me something?

Let me watch your balls for you know, as long as I have the stick you want, well, wash them together.

You want.

You just chill out.

I'll wash you dry.

Trust me, you got a lot more distance.

Yeah.

Trust me, you bought to get yourself.

Come on, just unzip your bag and pull out your balls.

Come on, back up.

All right.

Sorry, sorry.

Suit yourself.

I. Well, so much o my reputation is a family show.

Goodness Chris Moore Heavens, that was racy.

That was rac movie shot here in Pittsburgh.

Well, absolutely.

No more afterwards.

Yes.

The posh parts of it were shot in the inner city when he' running from the, loan sharks.

Was shot in the Hill district around the old Fifth Avenue High School area.

And, the airport scenes were all at the new and wonderful, spacious airport.

And it opens tonight.

It opens tonight.

People can get out and check it out, and maybe we'll give them your opinion of it later because we've run out of time.

Oh, sure.

Thank you.

Cheers.

And I go make hi as long as one day on the air.

It's those boots you have on.

I'm sorry.

Oh, that's all right there.

They are on sale.

Happy new year.

One of the subjects I' often asked to discuss in public forums is the impact of TV violence on children.

You may want to see a new program that deals with this subject.

Watch this.

You pull that trigger again, you'll be killing yourself.

You're in with us.

Or By the time a child leaves elementary school, she's witnessed 8000 murders.

Oh, my God, I'm been.

He killed my dad What are we doing to our children?

Does TV kill?

Next time on frontline, Does TV Kill airs on WQED Tuesday, January 10th at 10 p.m.. 100 Black Men is putting on their annual Black Exp at the Expo Mart in Monroeville.

It doesn't happen until May but Kevin Butler and Dervel Reed are here to tell you why the want you to get involved today.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

How you doing?

Good.

Pretty good.

Everything alright?

Oh, yeah.

You plan on for this thing?

It doesn't happen till May.

But you all are planning already, right?

Of course, because, as you know, the black Expo is a, minority trade show in which, we are in a process of soliciting, minority owned businesses.

Along with corporations.

And we also have nonprofit organizations that take part.

So you want them to get involved now is vendors, is, people who would have things on display, right?

Yes.

We we're looking for a lot of the vendors locally and also some nationally to come out, participate in this year's exports.

We start early because, a lot of vendors have a lot of other trade shows that they may do, but this is the only one of its magnitude in this area, in the Pittsburgh area.

How man years have you been doing this?

This is the fourth year and it's growing and growing.

Yes, it is grown each year.

And right now it's the largest, attended minority trade show in western Pennsylvania.

Is that right?

Oh, yeah.

So, you know we're happy and proud, of that.

And, you know, I'd like to think the, you know, people in a greater Pittsburgh area for supporting us, the way they have somebody else has offered you some support now and financially.

And it's going to help you to do bigger and bigger, better things.

Is that right?

Yes.

Yeah.

We just recently, received a grant from a few of the, funds that are going through the Pittsburgh Foundation, the Nellie M Oliver Fund, and the Louis H. And Jessie Morgan Kelly Fund, both part of the Pittsburgh Foundation.

And they're going to help you carry on this effort and make the Black Expo bigger and even better.

Well the main purpose of that grant, is really in support of our, mentorship program, which, you know, a lot of people don't understand that that is our main thrust as an organization.

How is it going?

Now, years ago, we did a piece on that when it was first getting underway.

How is it going now?

How many young men have you mentored and reached back into the community before?

Okay.

Well, y the number of requests and we've gotten a good amount of diculous.

Right?

Yeah.

Well, the the important thing is you're doing.

Right.

And it's high school, males and females.

Now, this program with the high school males and females has been going on for, also for years.

And, we have graduated, 25 students and 23 of our students are presently enrolled in some college.

And university right now How long does the program going?

Is it a year long thing or the program goes throughout the year?

We have maybe a week or two within Augus that we let them have a break, but they will see our faces, every week, about twice to three times a week throughout the year.

What do they do?

We have various things, various activities for them to do.

We have workshops that range from anything from gang violence to peer pressure to work, working to study habits, anything, you know, anything that's on their mind.

We have, activities in which we take them, on field trips, like to movie, such as the movies, we talked about earlier and.

And they went to the film.

Yeah, well, the film festival, right.

And we sit back and we discuss the importance and the relevance of what these movies have on them and in their life.

So it's not that even if you went to see Sinbad's movie and they were talking about watching golf ball or something like that, you know, we'd sit down and talk about it.

Oh, man, it's kind of sad.

Oh, yeah.

Well, usually we, it's certain movies that we pick and usually, those movies that we look at or bring in a certain type of message.

Of course we have our motives before we even take them to, you know, see you.

But you may not see it coming, but you.

Right.

They're going to end up in a discussion about not just what's popular, but something that we think, that they may need to see, but we spend a lot of time, with the students, especially, like the real said with the workshops.

We have a tutoring program.

We have a SAT, seven week SAT, prep program.

So, you know, the activities and the, the workshops and the nurturing, those things are going on all year long.

Are you proud of the fact that so many of your graduate have gone on to go to college?

Yeah.

I mean, when you look at it, it was something that, we've kept of course, data, but it was something that, we more or less put all together really, within the past year.

And to be totally honest, we wasn't aware of really the, the such high, you know, success rate because we know the student when they come into the program, they come in on various levels, you know, some or come in really is, pretty good students.

But the majority of them, do not.

So it's, you know, it's a lot of work, a lot of time and effort that has to be put in, you know, to bring the students to a certain level.

And I think the big difference maybe between our program and some of the things they're experiencing in school with, we've been through the same things they have and our expectations of them is extremely high.

So if they come into our program with an F average, we already know, we already know their potential and what they can do.

So we expect them to eventually bring that up to an A average level.

When you give them those kinds of expectations that Kevin is talking about, it gives the ki something to really shoot for.

Somebody is actually making a demand upon them.

And oftentime the young people respond, right?

Oh, yeah.

They they respect you.

It's a matter of, a respect, having someone to actually put some demands on them, having some expectations of them.

And it's really important that they see that and that we trust in them and know that they can do the job.

And, they reall they really excel really well.

And that's great.

And.

Well, I know you all are doing a good job with this.

Quickly, the expo happens again in May here, and you're trying right now in order to support the program we've been talking about in the last few minutes and continue to be mentors.

This is one of the way that you support that program.

Yeah.

Yes.

Black Expo right.

It's our biggest fundraiser.

But more importantly, the expo is, you know, an opportunity that we feel that we'll bring in black businesses and the, public more or less together in a layered effort.

Oh, yes.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, as always, you know, we wish you much, success with it.

And, we'll have you back again before that so we can remind everybody that it's going on.

Okay.

All right.

Thanks.

If you're interested in as being a vendor, why don't you mark your calendar for May 6th and 7th for Pittsburgh Black Expo at the Monroeville Expo Mart, call 361-2142.

For more information.

That number again is 361-2142.

Well, that's it for this week's Black Horizons.

I'm glad you joined us.

And again, this marks the debut of Black Horizons on Channel 16.

It makes it twice as nice fo you to see us during the week.

We now air on Sundays at 4:30, and we will continue to air Horizons on QED Friday nights at 10:00.

So it is twice as easy to put us in your busy schedule.

I hope you'll find some time for us until next week, and even after next week I'll still be Chris Moore bye.