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Jesse Jackson.
- Title
- Jesse Jackson. Dressed to kill [videorecording] / production of Qunicy Jones Entertainment in association with Jesse L. Jackson Productions and Telepictures ; director Jesse E. Vaughn Jr.
- Publication
- United States : Warner Bros. Television, 1990-12.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | VHS | Use in library | Sc Visual VRB-1527 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | VHS | By appointment only | Sc Visual VRA-863 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (59 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Jesse Jackson along with his guests, black celebrity spokesmen, a sports writer and an advertising professional, and members of the audience, talks about the marketing of expensive sneakers and trendy clothing to young African American men and the violence that these clothes inspire. Emerging from this discussion is the accusation that the business community is targeting drug dealers as desirable customers. Other issues discussed are the ethical implications of sports and entertainment celebrities as product spokesmen, the exploitation of children by the sports world, the influence of capitalism, and racism in the shoe industry.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Alternative Title
- Dressed to kill.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Public affairs.
- Television.
- Black films and programs.
- Note
- Episode 10.
- This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, inc.
- Credits (note)
- Executive producers, Quincy Jones, Adam Clayton Powell III ; co-executive producer, Randy Douthit ; suprervising producer, Heidi S. Berenson ; senior producer, Kenneth Walker ; producers, Dru Gibson, Gayle Moore, Richard Manichello, Jesse E. Vaughn Jr., ; editors, Bruce Foulmer, Bob Curtis-Johnson, Jef Huey.
- Call Number
- Sc Visual VRB-1527
- OCLC
- NYPG92-F186
- Title
- Jesse Jackson. Dressed to kill [videorecording] / production of Qunicy Jones Entertainment in association with Jesse L. Jackson Productions and Telepictures ; director Jesse E. Vaughn Jr.
- Imprint
- United States : Warner Bros. Television, 1990-12.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Performer
- Host: Jesse Jackson ; guests: Phil Mushnick, Dan Jaffe, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kool Moe Dee.
- Credits
- Executive producers, Quincy Jones, Adam Clayton Powell III ; co-executive producer, Randy Douthit ; suprervising producer, Heidi S. Berenson ; senior producer, Kenneth Walker ; producers, Dru Gibson, Gayle Moore, Richard Manichello, Jesse E. Vaughn Jr., ; editors, Bruce Foulmer, Bob Curtis-Johnson, Jef Huey.
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- Added Author
- Vaughn, Jesse E., direction.Jackson, Jesse, 1941- HostLeonard, Sugar Ray, 1956- guest.Jaffe, Dan., guest.Mushnick, Phil, guest.Dee, Kool Moe., guest.Telepictures Productions.Jesse L. Jackson Productions.Quincy Jones Entertainment.World Institute of Black Communications.CEBA Collection.
- Added Title
- Dressed to kill.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual VRB-1527 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-863