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This month’s AAPB newsletter is dedicated to programming that explores Black history and key milestones in the fight for civil rights. Don’t miss it!
Sign up here: https://americanarchive.org/about-the-american-archive/newsletter
Today, we reflect on the legacy of #NelsonMandela, who passed away #onthisday in 2013.
In 1994, just months after becoming South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Mandela spoke at Howard University’s Commencement Convocation, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree. In his speech, Mandela celebrated the transformative power of education, acknowledging Howard’s historic contributions to progress.
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we honor the stories of Native Americans with powerful documentaries like “Surviving Columbus,” which explores the history and resilience of the Pueblo people.
Discover this and many more films featuring Native voices from Native producers in the AAPB’s Vision Maker Media Documentaries Collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/vision-maker-media
Yesterday, in 1969, "Sesame Street" premiered, introducing children around the world to the whimsical characters that would go on to raise generations.
Did you know Oscar the Grouch wasn’t always green? Check out his very first appearance back in the day!
Watch the full first episode in the AAPB archive and relive the magic that started it all: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-1533ebc756d
I know everyone's excited about Tim Berners-Lee, but Americans might like to also know the US public broadcaster NPR has just joined the Fediverse through the latest batch of federations from Flipboard:
(This is proper two-directional federation, it's no longer just a feed.)
Discover the rich tapestry of Puerto Rican history and culture with the WIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico Collection! 
Featuring thousands of programs originally broadcast from 1953 to 1997 on the iconic 940 AM radio station, WIPR’s programming, primarily in Spanish, delves into 40 years of Puerto Rico's vibrant history, offering a unique lens into La Isla del Encanto and its connections to the world.
Explore the collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/wipr-special-collection
americanarchive.orgWIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico
New to the AAPB: The Voices of the Southern Civil Rights Movement Exhibit
Featuring television and radio programs from the 1950s and 1960s, this exhibit presents historic testimonies from movement participants, telling the complex history of integrating the segregated South and achieving full citizenship rights for African Americans.
Explore the exhibit: https://americanarchive.org/exhibits/civil-rights
americanarchive.orgVoices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement | American Archive of Public BroadcastingVoices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement presents educational and noncommercial television and radio programs from the 1950s and 1960s that offer historic testimonies – in interviews, speeches, documentaries, panel discussions, and on-the-spot news reports – from many movement participants, both well-known and unknown. National leaders, local leaders, community organizers, students, clergy, lawyers, educators, academics, writers, and even a comedian and a documentary filmmaker relate often riveting stories that document a range of individual and group experiences and perspectives. The exhibit presents accounts from a variety of locales, each a distinct piece of the complex history of the struggle to integrate the segregated South and achieve full citizenship rights for African Americans.The original Voices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement exhibit, launched in 2015 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, consisted of radio programs that had been broadcast as the historical events they covered were taking place. In 2024, we have expanded Voices to include National Educational Television (NET) programs about the Southern Civil Rights Movement from the 1960s to comprise a visual component of the exhibit. Kenneth Alexander Campbell, an intern in the 2020 Library of Congress/Howard University Archives, History, and Heritage Advanced (AHHA) Internship Program, curated the update. Following his internship, Kenneth, an accomplished documentary film artist, received a Masters of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Howard University, taught graduate courses in film history and African cinema at Howard, served as Impact Producer on the acclaimed documentary MLK/FBI, and joined the Department of Mass Communications at North Carolina Central University, his alma mater, as an assistant professor. Kenneth passed away on April 19, 2024. We dedicate this exhibit to his memory. In a blog post about his AHHA internship, Kenneth discussed the significance of the NET programs we have added to Voices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement:
Before moving to Washington, I became involved with the SNCC Critical Oral History Project at Duke University, back home in North Carolina. This project documented the experience of veteran members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee of the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s, which later evolved into the Black Power Movement. My personal involvement with that intergenerational, face-to-face, personal exchange deeply affected my understanding of the history of the people of this country…
This AHHA research experience has further expanded my understanding of the history the people of this country - and the incalculable impact that public broadcasting can have on how our history unfolds. The long-form work of NET Journal demonstrates what an effective vehicle cinéma vérité and journalistic documentary can be. The “Realities” of the series Public Broadcast Laboratory provide a robust visual landscape of faces to replace the opaque and cliché terms “the public” or “the masses.” And the series Of People and Politics often delves much deeper into the nuances of the public discourse around voting rights and the transition to human rights than I ever expected.
NET created a profoundly unique moment in broadcast history. And it documented a profoundly unique moment in American history. But perhaps more importantly, it demonstrated the potential of the camera to be a highly effective tool for broadcasting the densely rich visual history of this land.
This month, the AAPB is excited to celebrate #PrideMonth! 
Explore thousands of programs in our archive, dedicated to sharing the diverse experiences and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history, hand-curated in our new blog post: https://blog.americanarchive.org/2024/06/03/the-aapb-celebrates-pride-month/
We'll be sharing features from this rich collection all month long, so stay tuned!
It's been a bit since we first joined the #fediverse, so we thought we'd re-introduce ourselves!
@amarchivepub is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH, dedicated to preserving #publicmedia.
With 160,000+ TV and radio programs contributed by 550+ public media orgs, producers and archives, we work to make #publicbroadcasting free and accessible to all!
From classic clips to behind-the-scenes insights, join us in exploring our nation's rich media history, one post at a time!
Happy Trivia Tuesday from snowy Boston! 
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, today's #publicbroadcasting #trivia celebrates a groundbreaking moment in American history.
Can you guess which state was home to the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans?
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@amarchivepub - American Archive of Public Broadcasting
#PublicBroadcasting & #PublicBroadcasters on the Fediverse:
@beverly_ochieng - Security & media analyst at BBC Monitoring, specialising in Africa
@ZDF - German public broadcasting network ZDF, founded 1963 (in German)
@gbhnews - News from PBS/NPR affiliate in Boston MA, USA
@azpm - PBS & NPR affiliate in Southern Arizona, USA
@philmeyer - Head of Southern Oregon PBS, USA
@kcts9 - TV channel & PBS affiliate, Seattle WA, USA
@BBCRadio4 - BBC Radio 4, UK speech station
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Wishing the #fediverse a very warm #publicbroadcasting #trivia Tuesday from snowy Boston!
Who was the first U.S. President to appear on television? 
What was the ZOOM crew talking about during the first-ever episode in 1972? Favorite and least favorite foods of course! 
Watch the full first episode: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-547pvzxn
Another established news source on the Fediverse, this time Euronews:
This is their official account on Flipboard, which federates to the rest of the Fediverse.
Euronews is an international TV and online news service, founded in 1993 by a consortium of European public broadcasters.
Their website is at https://www.euronews.com
euronewsLatest breaking news available as free video on demand | EuronewsLatest breaking news available as free video on demand. Stay informed on European and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy… with Euronews.
On this week's episode of "Julia" on Max, cooking icon Julia Child and the WGBH crew go to Washington to film inside the White House kitchens.
Watch the real visit from back in 1968: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_15-ft8df6mf00
Thinking about all the good people working so hard to provide an essential service to everyone in #Canada — especially those who no other company chooses to invite into the local and national conversations
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-radio-canada-layoffs-budget-1.7048530
CBCCBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall | CBC NewsThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada announced Monday that it plans to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce and axe some programming to cope with a $125 million budget shortfall.
DW, Germany's publicly-owned international broadcaster, now has an official account on here (sort of!). It's run by their research department looking at new ideas for media, including the Fediverse. You can follow at:
The account is in English, as it is intended for international audiences.
Hopefully if this account is a success, it could bring more DW departments to open accounts on here.
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@davidakin The public broadcaster should on the #Fediverse. Baffling it is taking so long to figure that out.
#Canada #PublicBroadcasting