Description: Since the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling overturning state bans on inter-racial marriages, colorful arrangements of all sorts have soared. But where do people meet each other in the first place? Often it's under the cover of night at bars, nightclubs, jazz clubs and restaurants. This half-hour documentary examines the politics and culture of inter-racial intimacy after dark, and does so by exploring stereo-types, realities and history. We focus on Chicago, one of the nation's largest cities and among the most racially segregated. We hear from individuals such as d.j.'s Red Lox and Eric Williams, as well as experts like author Randal Kennedy of Harvard University and two Chicago giants of jazz-life, Joel Seigal and Dempsey Travis. They provide us with a musical, often controversial but intellectually detailed analyses of racial and sexual politics that are part of ever-evolving America. I report and narrate this half hour documentary that aired originally on the Chicago Public Radio series "Speaking of Sex".Website: CLICK "Audio" next to Speaking of Sex: The Color of Night:
rtsp://wbez-rm.streamguys.us/84803/848_030527d.smihttp://www.chicagopublicradio.org/audio_library/848_ramay03.asp
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Edited by Sharon Ball
Engineered by Matt Largey
Funded by Chicago Matters, WBEZ -FM
Posted April 11, 2008 | 07:50 PM (EST)