- Performers and performance for this show are centered on the theme of 'young, gifted, and black.' Odetta (Odetta Holmes), a folk singer and lyricist opens with a song entitled 'Keep On Movin' On'. A trio of young black musicians performs a jazz set under the name 'The Beatrice Wimby Russian Trio. This is followed by a vocal performance by a 12-year-old Jackie Wilson protégé, 'Little Dion' (Dion Overstreet), singing Stevie Wonder's hit song 'Very Superstitious'. Oddly, the next two performances do not seem to fit into the program's overall theme. The Spinners, from Detroit, Michigan perform their hit song, 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love'. Odetta returns with a powerfully executed blues-folk song written by Rev. Robert Wilkins, named 'Rolling Stone'. The next performance scene shows several young black boys hanging in the neighborhood playing 'the dozens'. This serves as an intro into a discussion led by Mr. Jones with psychiatrists, Drs. William H. Grier and Alvin F. Poussaint about the historical origins and use of 'the dozens' as well as general mental health issues within African-American life. 'Little Dion' returns with Bill Wither's song "Use Me" and Mr. Jones closes the show with hope for the future of our 'black seeds.'—vtedwards
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