The Lawnside (N.J.)  Historical Society showed “Deeds Not Words” by James Rada last night. Lawnside is an African-American municipality in New Jersey rooted in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. The documentary was moving, to say the least. One member of the audience was a 90-year-old U.S. Navy veteran. He is still boiling and bitter about the paradoxes of his time in the WWII.

This film should be shown and discussed with not only military folks, academicians, historians and college students but middle and high school students as well.

James and the Howard students who worked on this project have done a great service. It needs full funding for mass production!

 

Linda Shockley, Deputy director

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From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of WHITMORE, EVONNE
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Wow!  Awesome. Can't wait to view it. Congratulations  to Dr. Rada.

 

Evonne H. Whitmore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Kent State University

Kent,OH 44240

330-672-8304

 

 

From: James Rada <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:02:36 -0500
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Subject: MAC Member's Documentary Set to air in February

 

Colleagues:

 

 

During the month of February, The Pentagon Channel will air Deeds Not Words: The Buffalo Soldiers in World War II.  The program is produced, written, edited and narrated by James A. Rada, an Associate Professor in the John H. Johnson School of Communications at Howard University.

 

Deeds Not Words: The Buffalo Soldiers inWorld War II is the true story of one the last segregated army units as told by the men themselves.  Included in the documentary areinterviews with the Director of the Army War College, the daughter of one of the white officers in the unit, and one of the 92nd’s  biggest supporters – former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell.  

 

The Pentagon Channel (TPC) is a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is widely available on US cable television and through DirecTV to approximately 40 million households.

TPC can also be viewed overseas via the AFN networks and via the Internet at www.pentagonchannel.mil.

 

Scheduled air dates are as follows:

 

            Feb 4th 0100

            Feb 9th 2300

            Feb 12th 1700

            Feb 14th 1330

            Feb 17th 0300

            Feb 24th 0000

            Feb 27th 1000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

James A. Rada, Ph.D

Chair, Department of Radio/TV/Film

Howard University

525 Bryant Ave., NW

Washington DC 20059

(202) 806-4457

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