31. Black Psychology (31:15)

Date:
1975-05-27
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Gardner, Mynelle
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Mrs. Mynelle Gardner on Black psychology. They discuss the unique psychic issues afflicting Black individuals, especially those relating to self-identification, and how Black psychologists are necessary to work through these issues. Fr. Hardin speaks about the Martin Center and its work in racial psychology.

32. Black Settlements in Indiana (32:17)

Date:
1972-11-17
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the history of Black settlements throughout Indiana in the early 19th century with a primary focus on Lyles Station in Gibson County. Topics include the Underground Railroad, the Hardiman and Cole families, the 1910 Princeton Brass Band, and the first colored school in Gibson County.

33. Black Statistics in Center Township (33:25)

Date:
1972-09-14
Main contributors:
Spaulding, William, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about Center Township in Indianapolis, which has the highest percentage of Black people in the city. Topics include White flight, demographics, Black median income, inflated rent and food costs, unemployment and underemployed, community underserved by agencies, and the difficulties faced by Black people who wish to adopt children.

34. Black Theater (33:24)

Date:
1972-07-21
Main contributors:
Thompson, Francesca, 1932-, Spaulding, William
Summary:
William Spaulding hosts a discussion with Sister Francesca of Marian College about the history of Black theater, from minstrelsy to the present, with a primary focus on the 20th century. Topics include LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) in Harlem, the Lafayette Players, Langston Hughes, current TV shows and stereotypes, Melvin Van Peebles, lack of understanding by White critics, response of Black writers, motivations of Black playwrights, and current projects at Marian College on Black theatre.

35. Black Theology Practical Ministry (33:24)

Date:
1972-08-03
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Taylor, Kenneth
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Kenneth Taylor, a student at Saint Meinrad Seminary, about Black theology. They talk about the perception of the Catholic Church in the Black community, proponents of Black theology and liberation theology, role of religion in the Black community and relationship with White community, and the role of clerics as counselors, particularly to those suffering from anger and grief related to police brutality and killings.

36. Black Youth (32:00)

Date:
1973-08-14
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Bonner, Terry
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Terry Bonner, a recent graduate of Manual High School in Indianapolis, about challenges facing Black youth. They talk about high school education often not a good preparation for college, necessity of learning standard English for job placement, lack of education in Black history topics including Civil Rights Movement, and the role of Martin Center’s Afro-American Journal in filling this gap.

37. Black Youth in Indianapolis (32:42)

Date:
1973-08-14
Main contributors:
Hardin, Father Boniface
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Terry Bonner, a young Black man from the Martin Center, to gain a perspective on Black youth in Indianapolis. Terry shares his and his peers’ thoughts on going to college, struggles within the classroom, Black English, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Afro-American Journal.

38. Blacks and the Law Part 4 (32:29)

Date:
1972-03-16
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017, Spaulding, William
Summary:
Part 19 in the series: The Afro-American in Indiana. Host Rev. Boniface Harden and guests Sr. Jane Schilling and Bill Spaulding discuss laws affecting Black people in the U.S. and Indiana. Topics covered in this episode include Plessy vs. Ferguson of 1896, Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, a comparison of unwritten laws with written laws, the Scottsboro boys case, contemporary presidents’ attitudes, The Birth of a Nation, stop and frisk laws, the Kerner Report. Also discussed is the lag time in Indianapolis implementing civil rights laws and reforms.

39. Blacks in Prison, Part 2 (31:44)

Date:
1975-05-13
Main contributors:
Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012, Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts part two of a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling on Blacks in prison. The hosts discuss the societal “program for failure” that sets Blacks up to fail and the double standard of punishment between Blacks and Whites. Fr. Hardin discusses disadvantages that Blacks experience within the arrest and trial process. The hosts also talk about the glorification of violence in American society and how it can inspire violent behavior.

40. Blacks In War (32:13)

Date:
1973-04-03
Main contributors:
Schilling, Jane Edward, 1930-2017, Hardin, Boniface, 1933-2012
Summary:
Father Boniface Hardin hosts a discussion with Sister Jane Schilling about the history and treatment of Black soldiers in the United States, including Crispus Attucks and his role in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Indian wars, Buffalo soldiers in WWI, and the Mexican campaign of 1916. They also address the question of whether or not wars ever advance the cause of freedom.