LSB Member Steve Brown’s Abusive Campaign Against Bernard White & other WBAI staff

Below is the archive of an episode of a former public-access TV program, “The Battle for Progressive Media,” which examined the long time struggle of the representation of communities of color over the airwaves of New York’s WBAI radio. We profiled a key figure at WBAI, Bernard White, the Program Director. Then we also looked at a harsh opponent of Mr. White, Local Station Board Member and candidate in this fall’s board election, Steve Brown. We examined the controversy over Mr. Brown’s public e-mail campaign against Bernard White and the station over the last few years and the assertions that these e-mails promoted racist stereotypes and have damaged fund raising for the station. The local board voted to disassociate itself from Brown’s e-mails and public postings which have included such statements as, “you should have been at her side whacking Bernard with a baseball bat”.

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