Struggles for equal voice the history of African American media democracy /
Yuya Kiuchi.
- Albany : SUNY Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 324 pages)
Includes bibliographies 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.
9781461918035
African Americans in television broadcasting--History. African Americans on television--History. Television broadcasting--Social aspects--United States. Cable television--Social aspects--United States.