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(Host Carole Gibson interviews Jo Owens, a retired educator of the Ann Arbor community and advisory Board Member of "Another Ann Arbor," to discuss her travels in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Latter half of the recording is a portion of an interview of Letitia Byrd and Gail Barnes discussing their world travels.)

(tape no. 82)

(Duration: 00:30:27)

(Host Carole Gibson learns how to cook a cajun dish with Joseph Vaughn Jr. to celebrate his opening of a cajun restaurant in Las Vegas. Vaughn was a long-time Ann Arbor resident who cooked in many restaurants across the United States.)

(tape no. 83)

(Duration: 00:31:12)

(The Telethon for African Water Wells, hosted by Carole Gibson, begins with a spoken word poem performed by Elise Bryant, Director of the Common Ground Theatre Ensemble in Ann Arbor. Guests include Edward Pierce, mayor of Ann Arbor, former Michigan Senator, and founder of the Summit Medical Clinic; Jemadari Kamara, Director of the Afro-American Center at the University of Michigan in Flint; Larry Hunter, member of the Ann Arbor Council; and Allen Roberts, professor of anthropology at Albion College, a research scientest at the University of Michigan's Center for African and Afro-American Studies, and a consultant for the United States Agency for International Development. Includes performance of "We Are The World" by U.S.A. For Africa.)

(tape no. 84)

(Duration: 01:02:00)

(Host Carole Gibson leads a discussion about Black women and work, with guest Francille Wilson, lecturer and professor at the University of Michigan's Afro-American and African Studies Center and the Co-Director for "No Crystal Stair: A History of Black Women Working in Michigan." Additional guests include Marilyn Woolfolk, a dentist and instructor at the U-M School of Dentistry, and Lily Brown, a telephone splicing technician.)

(tape no. 85)

(Duration: 00:28:29)

(Host Carole Gibson discusses the state of Black enterprise in America with guests Jon Barfield, President of Bartech Incorporated, and Jim Bradley, President and Owner of Jim Bradley Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Incorporated. Both companies were listed in Black Enterprise as two of the top 100 companies in America.)

(tape no. 86)

(Duration: 00:29:20)

(Stevie Wonder returns to his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan, for a performance. Includes footage of the performance and a press conference with Stevie Wonder.)

(tape no. 87)

(Duration: 00:27:15)

(Host Carole Gibson interviews Alden Morris, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and author of the book, "The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement: Black Communities Organizing for Change." They discuss the myths surrounding the Civil Rights Movement and the key leaders in the movement.)

(tape no. 88)

(Duration: 00:27:06)

(Host Val Roberts discusses Black history and the Michigan Underground Railroad with Franklin Ferguson, long-time resident of Ann Arbor and Black history expert. The interview is held at the historical marker for the Anti-Slavery Society, which was founded in 1836. Includes discussion of African American history with A.P. Marshall, Professor Emeritus at Eastern Michigan University, Dean of Academic Services and Director of the Library.)

(tape no. 89)

(Duration: 00:28:14)