In this special Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered, Dr. Marvin and Dr. Raymond Dunn discuss the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. It will not be discussed from the TV soundbites we are all familiar. Nor will it be discussed from a point of isolation, as if this is the first time a black man has been lynched in this country, especially in the south. Both Doctors will discuss how the lynching of Ahmaud Arbery fits into a murderous pattern of lynching that has scared the face of freedom and democracy in this country, and has made Thomas Jefferson’s words “all men are created equal” as empty as the words in the Pledge of Allegiance “with liberty and justice for all.”

Our second season closes with an informative and fascinating discussion of White Supremacy in America. In this episode the Dunn Brothers provide eye-opening information on the rise of White Supremacy, how it is promoted via the internet, and how it will influence our future.

Our guest for this episode, Attorney Heidi Burich, a lawyer for The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is an expert on White Supremacy. Founded in 1971 by Civil Rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr., the SPLC, a nonprofit organization, has been fighting White Supremacy since 1971 and has successfully challenged and
defeated White Supremacist in many infamous cases.

Dr.’s Marvin and Raymond Dunn take advantage of the opportunity to address specific questions with Attorney Burich that listeners want answered. Hear their discussion with Burich, surrounding the $14 million dollars lawsuit against “The Daily Stormer”, as well as, the $38 million dollars lawsuit against the hate group the “Christina Knights.” The episode reaches a climax, when it addresses “how” and “why” interest in hate groups and their activities have risen in the United States of America, since the election of President Donald J. Trump.

We are very grateful to have Attorney Heidi Burich as our expert guest to discuss White Supremacy in America. To learn more about The Southern Poverty Law Center or to make a donation to their “Stop Hatred in America” Campaign, please visit their website at http://www.splcenter.org.

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The Dunn Brothers will return with another season of Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered coming soon.
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JOIN US as we revisit the Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine, Florida. In this very special episode, Dr.’s Marvin and Raymond Dunn revisit some of the historic civil rights events that took place in St. Augustine, Florida. Our special “Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered” guests are Mr. Sam Wilkinson and Mr. James Williams, who were teenagers at the time of their involvement, and who participated in some of the events and were arrested as a result their quest for change. Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Williams tell why Dr. Martin Luther King used black children and black college students, in place of adults, to call attention to the injustices practiced in St. Augustine. Their stories of how they were involved in wade-ins, student marches, and chased and beaten by the KKK, gives a unique view “through their eyes” of how just how dangerous those events were then and still are now. This St. Augustine episode also includes the story a motel manager pouring acid in the pool to make blacks get out and how Dr. King convinced numerous white ministers to come to his aid.

Best known as Florida’s oldest city, please join us as we recap this episode from Season 1 to reveal a more in-depth look at St. Augustine’s shameful past.

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Season 2, Episode 8, The History of Lynching in Florida Part 2, is packed of brutal stories of lynching in Florida that Dr. Marvin Dunn has researched over many years. The Dunn Brothers share in much detail the stories of Stella Young, a young woman lynched while being pregnant. Willie James Howard a young Blackman forced by multiple white man to jump in the Suwanee River in front of his father while his hands and feet were bound. This happened before the tragic event of Emmett Till and isn’t known to many. Find out what really happened in the Newberry Case or what happened to Willie Grad Simmons the last black man to be lynched in Florida and much more. It’s sad these mostly unknown stories aren’t learned in our school curriculum but the Dunn Brothers are here to fix that. Tune in the find out how these tragic events happened through black eyes.

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When it comes to the horrific act of lynching, most people think of states such as, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama or others states deep in the heart of “Dixie”.  That’s what you were taught, right? Wrong! Listen to part 1 of this episode, The History of Lynching and learn the true history of how Florida, per capita, out lynched all the others states in the south.  The highly acclaimed brothers, Dr. Marvin Dunn, Florida historian and Dr. Raymond Dunn, our program commentator, will enlighten you on such facts as what is defined as a “lynching” as opposed to a “murder”and why the state of Florida reimbursed slave owners for lynching slaves.  You know of the KKK, but do you know why they wear white robes with pointed tops?   In this exciting episode of shocking revelations, you will learn the answers to these questions and many others.  We look forward to your comments.

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This week’s episode concludes our two-part series on Slavery In Florida (Part 2). Through Black Eyes: Unfiltered’s host, Dr. Raymond Dunn asks challenging questions of his brother and Florida Historian, Dr. Marvin Dunn. If you think you learned a lot from Part 1, check this episode out and learn the difference between the “Task System” and the “Gang System” of working slaves. Learn why slaves felt that working on rice plantations was harder than picking cotton or tobacco. Learn how were “House Negroes” and “Field Negroes” treated differently, and was it an advantage to work in the house so closely to “The Man” or better to work in the “Open Fields?” Do you know why slave masters used marijuana on slaves? Did it work?

Listen to the real reason for the Civil War as seen through black eyes. Why were slaves worth more than land, why did reconstruction fail, and just to test your knowledge on the subject, what was a “Carpet Bagger”? If you are going “Ummm” right now then you need to tune in. Find out all of these black facts and more in this one episode. The Dunn Brothers may change your view of slavery in Florida.

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In this week’s episode, Slavery in Florida, Part 1, the Dunn Brothers discuss the unfiltered truth about slavery. Their discussion involves the roll sugar played in making plantations profitable and slave masters rich. The discussion also includes how native Africans were captured by rival tribes and sold to slave hunters and how enslaved women were treated differently during the voyage to the new world.  Interesting details are revealed about slavery and the Caribbean Islands and how the government paid slave owners for slaves who died during the Middle Passage. You will be amazed to learn what rolls the Catholic Church and the Quakers played in the treatment and religious transformation of slaves. You may think you know about the underground railroad, but this episode will truly enlighten you. The episode ends with “The firing of the big guns”, listen and learn ‘through black eyes’ what that means. This is one episode you can’t afford to miss.

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This exciting episode will test your knowledge of some of the early movers and shakers of Miami, Fla. who opened doors, integrated beaches, wrote legal opinions and impacted the Miami/ Florida political system.  

Doctor William B. Sawyer was among the first black doctors to practice in Miami, he was one of the key leaders in raising money to build Miami’s first black hospital, Christian Hospital where he served as Chairman of the Board for almost 3 decades.  He built Miami’s premier black hotel of the time, The Mary Elizabeth Hotel. Doctor Sawyer’s daughter, Gwen Sawyer Cherry became the first black woman elected to the Fla. House of Representatives.

Other leaders including Charles Hadley, a political activist known for his organization “Project Big Vote” was a force to be reckoned with in early Miami politics.  Doctor John O. Brown successfully filed suit against Dade County Schools and integrated the segregated System. The Reverend Canon Theodore Gibson of Christ Episcopal Church was a community activist who among many accomplishments served on the Miami City Commission, filed lawsuits that desegregated downtown lunch counters, the county beach and the school system.

Dr. Johnny L. Jones was the first present day Black Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.  He greatly reduced the number of school suspensions that put students out in the streets unsupervised and instead promoted the use of In-Door suspensions.  He opened opportunities for Blacks to be elevated into the upper levels of the school system’s administration. Dr. Jones distinguished career was tarnished by an endeavor known as “The Gold Plumbing Fiasco” that accused him of using school funds for personal use.

Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson was appointed to the Third District in 1980, the first African American to serve on the Court.  As a trial judge, he made a landmark ruling precluding the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries. The federal courthouse in downtown Miami is named in his honor.

Join us to learn more about these and other people who helped shape Miami.

Prominent Black Leaders Who Shaped and Influenced Early Miami

This episode provides a glimpse into the multitude of discriminatory laws and “Jim Crow” practices Miami’s black leaders fought to overcome.  Although the city had numerous blacks who would qualify for inclusion in this episode, due to time restraints, we can only feature the following four.

E.W.F. Stirrup; a Bahamian carpenter by trade was one of the largest landholders in Coconut Grove, a large black community where many of the Blacks who helped build Miami lived.  Stirrup was a leader in demanding equal city services and code enforcement for the black community.  

Dana A. Dorsey; Miami’s first African American millionaire was a businessman, banker, developer and philanthropist.  As his wealth grew, Dorsey donated property in the black community for the building of schools and parks.

Athalie Range; was an African American civil rights activist, businesswoman, and politician. She was the first black to serve on the Miami City Commission, member of the governor’s cabinet and an advisor to president Jimmy Carter.

The Reverend Theodore Gibson; served on the Miami City Commission, led a swim-in in 1959 that integrated Crandon Park Beach and helped to integrate the Dade County Public School System.  Included in his many accomplishments was the integration of downtown lunch counters and department stores.