03330nam 2200649Ia 450 991081462030332120240417042501.01-4619-1803-01-4384-4480-X(CKB)2670000000278406(EBL)3408663(SSID)ssj0000757011(PQKBManifestationID)11413484(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757011(PQKBWorkID)10753438(PQKB)10389754(MiAaPQ)EBC3408663(OCoLC)830945721(MdBmJHUP)muse18661(Au-PeEL)EBL3408663(CaPaEBR)ebr10622361(OCoLC)923418476(DE-B1597)681373(DE-B1597)9781438444802(EXLCZ)99267000000027840620120130d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStruggles for equal voice the history of African American media democracy /Yuya Kiuchi1st ed.Albany SUNY Pressc20121 online resource (344 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-4479-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : unveiling the struggles for equal voice -- The Black image in the white pathology -- Cable television in the past and present -- The incubation period of cable television -- Drafting of democratic communication media -- Progress and struggles in the process of franchise decisions for media democracy -- From agreement to production : period of struggling -- Conclusion : BET is not the answer.While previous scholarship on African Americans and the media has largely focused on issues such as stereotypes and program content, Struggles for Equal Voice reveals how African Americans have utilized access to cable television production and viewership as a significant step toward achieving empowerment during the post–Civil Rights and Black Power era. In this pioneering study of two metropolitan districts—Boston and Detroit—Yuya Kiuchi paints a rich and fascinating historical account of African Americans working with municipal offices, local politicians, cable service providers, and other interested parties to realize fair African American representation and media ownership. Their success provides a useful lesson of community organizing, image production, education, and grassroots political action that remains relevant and applicable even today.African Americans in television broadcastingHistoryAfrican Americans on televisionHistoryTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsUnited StatesCable televisionSocial aspectsUnited StatesAfrican Americans in television broadcastingHistory.African Americans on televisionHistory.Television broadcastingSocial aspectsCable televisionSocial aspects791.45/652996Kiuchi Yuya1658145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814620303321Struggles for equal voice4011964UNINA