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From The Black Waxx Dispatch Newsletter

Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio at the Congressional Black Caucus in September 2009

NEW YORK, August 10, 2009 -- Already surrounded by an atmosphere of critical and public acclaim, Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio -the eagerly awaited documentary directed by controversial filmmaker U-Savior Washington- will be the focal point of an issue forum by the same name on Friday, September 25, 2009 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm at the Washington Convention Center in Washington , D.C. during the Congressional Black Caucus’ 39^th Annual Legislative Conference.

Congressman Bobby L. Rush has invited Disappearing Voices executive producer Iyanna Jones to participate on a panel that will address among other things the current state of Black owned radio stations, the factors that have contributed to Black Radio’s demise and what can be done to revitalize it.

While not a complete history of Black radio, Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio offers viewers a well-rounded discourse that touches on the impact of Black jocks not only on radio but also on the very fabric of American life.

Replete with rare interviews with prominent figures in American society like Melvin Van Peebles, Al Sharpton, Dr. Kristal Brent Zook, Chuck D of Public Enemy, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Kae Thompson, Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets and so many others, and with air checks by famous jocks like Frankie “Hollywood” Crocker, Enoch “The Dixie Drifter” Gregory, Jocko Henderson, Hal Jackson and Eddie O’Jay, Disappearing Voices does more than examine the factors that contributed to Black radio’s demise. It is an expose, a history lesson, a memoir and a source for solutions.

Director U-Savior Washington delivers an in-depth exploration of Arbitron, advertising agencies, Black radio station owners, Black disc jockeys, and the historic inequalities that plagued Black radio and continue to overshadow the industry today as well as possible solutions for the ailing Black radio industry.

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The Prime Minister says this...

This film inspired me to write about the dismal state of media ownership by African Americans. Disappearing Voices is not a history of black radio. The history of black radio would take longer than 60 minutes. Disappearing Voices simply shows how Black radio has changed and tells why. If you have not saw the film purchase it and show it to your family. Get everybody talking about Disappearing Voices. Malcolm X said "The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the mind of the masses. "