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This collection consists of 87 video recordings (3/4" U-Matic, VHS, 1") documenting Marilyn F. Solomon's career as a producer and moderator of groundbreaking television programming at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. Weekly programs included are "News in Review," a current events analysis show from the 1970s-1980s, "Collage," a show from the 1970s which featured Chicano, African American, Asian and Indigenous cultures and issues, and "Speakeasy," an information series from the 1980s whose guests ranged from artists and authors to educators, elected officials, civic leaders, and Los Angeles-based foreign government representatives. Also included in the collection are long form documentaries addressing both international politics and world events, such as "Dialogue in Blood: the Turkish-Armenian Conflict," and "Israel: A Cultural Genesis," as well as local issues, such as the incarceration of young men by the California Youth Authority in "Throw Away the Key," the impact of certain sports on minority youth in "Down for the Count: An Inside Look at Boxing," and children forced to grow up too early, due to crime and poverty, in "Whatever Happened to Childhood?" The documentary, "Black Angelenos: The True Story," presented the archived histories of the multi-racial founders of the City of Los Angeles.
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