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Title: Brenda Malik oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004031
Creator: Koteras, Erica
Contributor: Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
Dates: 2021-03-04
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Brenda Malik conducted by Erica Koteras on 3/04/2021. Brenda Mims-Malik was a civil rights activist who did most of her activism in radio and television. She did so by providing Black people a voice on local television. Mims-Malik was an anchor on multiple news stations, including KXAN, ACTV, and had multiple programs for the Black community such as Newscene and Jam City in the 70s and 80s. She would also produce yearly Black history month documentaries about the Black people that worked for Austin Energy, the primary electrical company in Austin. Brenda Malik was also a part of the NAACP and the Black Media Coalition, where she worked with them to produce programs like Jam City to depict the Black youth in Austin and give them outlets for their creative sides.

Title: Erna R. Smith oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000670
Creator: Bacher, Lauren, Soliday, Cynthia
Contributor: Smith, Erna R. (Journalist)
Topic: Underground newspapers, African Americans in radio broadcasting, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Education
Dates: 1971-08
1977-05-30
2015-12
2019-03-29
2019-03-29
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Erna Smith conducted by Lauren Bacher and Cynthia Soliday on March 29, 2019. In this recording, Erna Smith talks about her time as a student at the University of Texas in Austin from 1971- 1975 or 1976. She reflects on the personal connections she made, her journalism experience, other organizations she took part in, and the professors she had. Erna Smith also talks about her return to UT as a lecturer in journalism and how she grew from the experiences she had as a student here.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965
1981
1965-08
1982-08-29
2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926_001
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965
1981
1965-08
1982-08-29
2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926_002
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965
1981
1965-08
1982-08-29
2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.