By Antonio D. French
Filed Thursday, April 6 at 12:07 PM
During the month of April, a special episode of "Green Time TV" documents efforts of the great civil rights activist Ivory Perry to confront lead poisoning. It features extensive interviews with his longtime friend Pearlie Evans and ACTION organizer Percy Green. There are also scenes from the Ivory Perry Exhibit at the Missouri Historical Society Museum.
The show "Ivory Perry: A Pioneer in the Struggle Against Lead Poisoning" airs on KDHX-TV (Channel 21 in the City of St. Louis) at the following times:
2:30 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2006;
12:30 p.m., Sat., April 8, 2006;
6:00 p.m., Sunday, April 9;
8:30 p.m., Monday, April 10;
7:00 p.m., Wed. April 12, 2006;
2:30 p.m., Friday, April 14, 2006;
12:30 p.m., Sat., April 15, 2006;
6:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16.
On Thursday, April 20, a special forum will be conducted to discuss Perry and the continuing fight against lead poisoning in St. Louis. Speakers will include:
Cong. Lacy Clay; State Sen. Pat Dougherty; former Ald. Irene J. Smith; George Lipsitz, from the Black Studies Dept. of the University of California Santa Barbara; and Dr. Daniel Berg and Kathleen Logan-Smith, from Health & Environmental Justice St. Louis. Don Fitz, from the Gateway Green Alliance, will serve as moderator.
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