Brown Sugar in concert

White, Conrad · May 8, 1975

In this clip, the vocalist group Brown Sugar, backed by the instrumental group Message to the People, perform live for the studio audience. The program overall consists of two halves, the first a performance by the vocalist group Brown Sugar backed by the instrumental group Message to the People. The second offers a variety of segments focusing on political and social issues, including: the political career of Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher, the adoption of Black and interracial children by African American families (as facilitated by the Boston based organization Black Recruitment Committee for Adoption and Foster Care), a Say Brother editorial on abortion rights by professor and historian A.B. Spellman, "Access" (on tenant rights as per Boston law), and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.