SOUL!

Name: SOUL!
Genre: Talk
Released: 1968

1968

SOUL! is a pioneering performance/variety television program produced by New York City PBS affiliate, WNET, broadcast from 1968 to 1973. Showcasing African-American music, dance and literature, it was created and hosted by Ellis Haizlip, an openly gay Black man closely associated with the Black Arts Movement.

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Play Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 1)

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Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 1)
1971-12-15
Then 47-year-old novelist James Baldwin is interviewed by 28-year-old poet Nikki Giovanni in a two-part presentation of WNET’s “SOUL!" Taped in London in 1971, the wide-ranging conversation explores Black life in America, the struggle for racial justice and evolving gender roles, while also offering insight into the work and artistic process of two literary icons.
Play Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 2)

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Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 2)
1971-12-15
Then 47-year-old novelist James Baldwin is interviewed by 28-year-old poet Nikki Giovanni in a two-part presentation of WNET’s “SOUL!" Taped in London in 1971, the wide-ranging conversation explores Black life in America, the struggle for racial justice and evolving gender roles, while also offering insight into the work and artistic process of two literary icons.
Play December 29, 1971

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December 29, 1971
1971-12-29
Guests: Singer Bill Withers, poet Mae Jackson, and the McCoy Tyner Quartet Host: Ellis Haizlip