Topic: Steve Cokely

3 chapters across the catalog

52: Build Black Better
• 2:30:04 - 2:38:01

52: Build Black Better

Steve Cokely and the "Get Your Booty to the Poll" Ad

A throwback clip of Steve Cokely discusses the influence of Greek organizations (the Boule) on Black society. This is followed by a critique of the "Get Your Booty to the Poll" advertisement, which features poll dancers encouraging Black men to vote. Adam Curry and Mo Fax express disgust at the ad, viewing it as a desperate and demeaning attempt to pander to Black men through objectification.

37: A Shell Game
• 1:11:46 - 1:15:09

37: A Shell Game

Steve Cokely on the Boule and Greek Societies

A legacy clip from Steve Cokely explains the influence of Sigma Pi Phi, known as the Boule, a secret society for elite Black men. Cokely argues that the Black press and major civil rights organizations are "webs" controlled by this elite stratum. He challenges members of Black Greek-letter organizations (the "Divine Nine") to prove their commitment to the community rather than to their secret circles.

22: The Dream Maker
• 1:19:44 - 1:21:45

22: The Dream Maker

Steve Cokely on Jesse Jackson as an Infiltrator

Researcher Steve Cokely alleges that Jesse Jackson was an agent placed within Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle to monitor and eventually replace him. Cokely suggests that King was becoming aware of Jackson's role as an infiltrator shortly before the assassination. The segment posits that Jackson was the "clean Negro" chosen by the establishment to lead the movement in a more manageable direction.