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BASIC BLACK

What Is "Black Leadership"?

Basic Black looks at the significance of leadership, and specifically the notion of "black leadership."
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DEFIANT REQUIEM

Voices of Resistance

Murry Sidlin leads the Oregon Symphony and the Portland Opera Chorus in Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem to honor Jews who performed it at the Czech concentration camp, Terezin, in 1943 and '44.

Sunday at 7pm on WGBH 44
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Cincinnati (Hour One)

Highlights include a baseball bat used by Mickey Mantle, art pottery from Cincinnati's very own Rockwood Pottery, and works by world-renowned artist Edward Henry Potthast.
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WGBH EVENT

Taste of WGBH: The History of Beer in America

Excite your brain as well as your taste buds. Learn about how beer has evolved over the years, while tasting some of New England’s finest brews. WGBH members save $10 on tickets.

Thursday, April 18, WGBH studios, Boston
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Myrtle Beach: Hour Three

Watch as Mark L. Walberg and militaria appraiser Christopher Mitchell discuss an important 19th-century blockade rifle. Other discoveries include an 1884 Courier & Ives print and a 1936 first edition of Gone With the Wind, valued at $12,000-$15,000.
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HISTORY

Extraordinary Women: Coco Chanel

She was an illegitimate child, born into a poorhouse and abandoned in an orphanage, but Coco Chanel rose from unimaginable poverty to create the most iconic fashion brand of the 20th century, The House of Chanel.  

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NO JOB FOR A WOMAN

Women Who Fought to Report WWII

Before World War II, war reporting was considered No Job For a Woman. After fighting for coverage, women were given access but with many restrictions.
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BASIC BLACK

The Emancipation Proclamation at 150

Basic Black discusses whether or not the 150 years old Emancipation Proclamation has any meaning for contemporary times.

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NEWS

Mass. Defense Industry Awaits Cuts

Uncertainty looms for employees in the defense industry, including Tom Colatosti, CEO of Oasis Systems, and Christopher Preble of the Cato Institute (shown right), as they await upcoming budget cuts. 
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