Summary

TV SHOW BLACK JOURNAL, WITH HOST TONY BROWN, COVERAGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING BLACK AUDIENCE, 1972 Initial Broadcast Date: February 22, 1972 30 minutes – Color Black Journal will examine some of the unanswered questions concerning the assassination of Malcolm X, the militant black leader who was shot to death seven years ago this month. Pointing to the discrepancies surround the assassination as reported in eyewitness testimonies, newspapers and magazines, Black Journal will pose some of the questions left unasked and unanswered during the (official?) investigation. Peter Bailey and associate editor of Ebony magazine, who was present at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem at the time of the assassination, will describe the events of the evening. Accompanied by film clips of Malcolm’s speeches and still photographs, Black Journal will also examine his development from a convict to an internationally-recognized black leader. Beginning with his first introduction to the Muslim faith and his subsequent break with the American Muslim leader, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, to his journey to Mecca and the organization of Muslim Mosques Inc., Black Journal will trace the career of this dynamic black leader. “Black Journal” is a production of NET Division, Educational Broadcasting Corporation Executive producer: Tony Brown