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Hi, I'm Jackie Hall. And I'm Betty Bentley. Tony Allen. The city lines yesterday is not looking for tears after overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. Allen's concerns are for people who feel there is no hope. He's been there, confused, uncontrollable and drawn from his family and society. Now, 33 years old, Allen's new self understanding has led him to counsel those who lead the dead end life he once led. In south africa. Are things improving? I'm t monteiro today. I'll talk to congressman parent jane mitchell about south africa. Hi, i'm howard anthony. This week I'll feature three sisters whose musical exuberance places them front and center in their profession. Stay tuned for the Pointer Sisters on this week's edition of the Entertainment, They join Jack and me as we hear Tony Allen's story about a life dependent on drugs and alcohol and about a life he tried to end four times overcoming drugs and alcohol. Up next, on city Lines. Okay. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. I'm sitting on you. Have a good Easter. Yes, very good. In fact. What about you? Very quiet. I got a chance to relax a little bit. We've got a very interesting guest today, I think, for you. His name is Tony Allen, and he's a young man who's overcome quite a bit in his life and is survived and is now helping others deal with a very painful and often troubling situation. Tony, thanks for being here. I'm sorry, Lon, you have overcome a very serious drug and alcohol problem. Let's get back to the beginning. How far back does it go? At what age did you first begin dealing with drugs and alcohol? When I first began dealing with them, I guess.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=38.99,174.45"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then 11th grade. I was about 15 years old. Occasionally drinking. Uh. I was on most sports teams and things of that nature, and I drank mostly beer. But I think the problems seem to hit me once I graduated from high school. Uh, well, peer pressure. A little bit of my childhood kind of played a large part in it. How how often were you drinking at that time? Around 15 America. Just occasionally, you know. Uh, I don't think the disease of alcoholism really had set in. And just when did it start escalating? Like I said, once I got out of high school, I got my first job and I was sort of on my own, which I had been most of my life. Uh, I had the money to buy what I want and do what I want. And me being the type of person that I am, uh, I was kind of greedy, you know, kind of greedy and a. I started drinking while I was working with older people, for one thing. And, you know, during our lunch breaks, we always went out and got a drink. And that's when I start to get into a little harder drinking than just beer. It went from a half a pint to a pint, pint to a fifth. Then I used to wonder how in the hell I got home, you know? You know, where did the, uh, drug problem begin? It seems to me that you're saying that alcohol was the initial problem. Did alcohol lead you to drugs? Yeah, I would say so. At what point did that that occur? Uh, that was a I was around a, uh, 21 at that time. Uh. You know, I still me I'm the type of person I'm withdrawn.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=176.1,289.59"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"At that time I was withdrawn from people and some of the people that I was dealing with but trying to deal with anyway, they were into the drug thing. Mhm. And uh, so I wanted to be a part of it, you know, I snorted a lot of drugs until I got tired of snorting and I really wanted to inject it into my veins, which I did, you know. What, what was it like for you that, that first time you injected drugs into your veins? What was that feeling. Uh. You know, I. I wasn't nervous, you know, I thought I would be, but. I don't know. I love a challenge and that was a challenge to me. Know. Well, I didn't put it in. It was a guy who's been shooting drugs for a long while. He injected into me. And I was I never felt it the first time. I mean, I never felt a high like that. As time went on, I really started to feel. But I you know, I did it. And I said, you know, what's the big deal? Until I started to do it every day. Physically, what's involved in that type of injection of depending upon what it is I was I a family. I kind of. It takes your mind away from all pain. You know, from the beginning, you know, you look carefully and you don't have a care in the world. You really don't really relate with people that much, especially of cocaine. I mean, how. Excuse me. Uh, how. You don't say that much to anybody, and you sort of calm and relaxed, uh, until the time goes on and you start to. To find a physical need for it. And then you start what you hope from the first injection.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=290.76,395.96"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"No, I wouldn't say I was, you know, uh, I say after time went on I'm, I say about within two months, uh, you know, it started to, uh, you know, I started to hook up with the people in my job who were using drugs on drugs. Hard drugs? Yeah. You know, uh. You know, first we start out doing a lunch bench, just smoking some marijuana, and then, you know, we start to get our monies together. And we went and just taken that 45 minutes lunch break, a two hour and a half, trying to hunt down what we wanted. And we didn't want to waste our money buying some some garbage. So, you know, our lunch break has got to be longer now, looking fine, you know, But okay, we're going to pick up, uh, from that point in just a minute to find out a little bit more about those early stages. Please stay with us. We'll be right back. We're back on City Line talking to Tony Allen about his former life of drugs and alcohol. You were just saying how how preoccupied you were becoming with drugs because of not only some of the things that you were experiencing, but the environment you were in. Were you at that time, did you feel when you were working and you and your other coworkers were looking for drugs during your lunch hour, for instance? Do you believe at that time that you were enslaved? No. No, I didn't. You know, I thought that was the thing to do. You know, that was the thing to do, to be wrong, you know, to feel wanted. And and to be around certain people who were at that time that I respected very dearly. And, you know, as time went on, I found out that one way to be, you know, what? What about your body at that time? How was it respond? I mean, were you looking for your next time because you needed your next time or were you just going along with the crowd even then, as time went on, it was because I needed, you know, my body.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=396.77,605.68"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Physically, it started to deteriorate, but no one looks at that. You know, it was either addiction, alcohol or drugs. But my parents started to go down and sexually, I couldn't even perform the way I know I can. You know, because my mom was so preoccupied with drugs and alcohol, you know, just getting that, you know, I eventually lost jobs, but I really didn't care. Do you think you had highs and lows? Tell us about some of the lows. Well, I think one of the things that really frightened me to death was when I received the kind of went back was I have taken money from people. I'm not going to lie about that and violently taken money from people. But the tides would turn. And one day I was robbed while I was high and someone hit me upside the head with a baseball bat. And as of today, I have epilepsy because it because of that, you know, it has taken my smile away. So, you know, when I go to different places, you know, it's hard to tell the administrative personnel that I can see a person selling alcohol because at least I don't have any smell. You know, I just can see, you know, I know because I was so afflicted. I am inflicted with the disease of alcohol and drugs. And I can tell you even attempted to take your own life. What sort of things are going through your mind? Which sort of thing makes you want to take your life? I mean, is it not being able to get the drugs? A combination? No, no. Well, the first time, uh. When I tried to take my life, I was I was high again. But, you know, I was. That's when I've gotten withdrawn from people in society.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=608.26,721.63"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I was married at that time, and I have been married three times. I was married at the time. And my first wife had left. She left me. And and I called and asked for assistance. Please come and, you know, come back and all this. And she wouldn't. And I sit in the room for about 4 hours with a razor blade in my hand, and I finally got enough courage to just cut my wrists. And luckily for some reason, I was saved. Uh, I wrote. I wrote a letter with the police still hands, and I. Next thing I know, I walked up, I was in the hospital. And, you know, a lot of people contend that when one attempts suicide, they really asking for help as much as they're trying to end it all. What do you think you were doing? I'll say two times I was looking for you know, I just wanted some attention. The first and the last time was the truth. You know, I really wanted to die. Uh, you know, I was just confused. I was lost, and, uh, like I said, it was a combination of so many different things. Like I said, being neglected from a child and, uh, in search of something, and I guess in search of myself. Really. What was your childhood really like? You've alluded to that several times. Yeah, it was, uh. Was it like, Well, you know, it was. I felt that I was neglected. I really do. I was raised by my grandmother until I was 13. And then I moved with my mother and I was, uh. And society has a label that's the black sheep, you know, the one couldn't keep his hand out the cookie jar or something like that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=722.98,817.93"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I was like I said, I feel I was neglected. Neglected how? Well, the one that didn't get the new pair of shoes, the one that was always said, You'll get the next bag. You never see it. You know, uh, who got beat a little harder? I ran away from home when I was about four, three or four, and I was nowhere but about three blocks down the street. But my grandmother, her and some of her church of of friends, they found me. And so I ran away because. He'd beaten some kind of terror, you know. But. Well, obviously, the several beatings. Uh. Yeah. I think could go in the papers at times, you know? So retrospect, uh, do you tie a conscious link to your childhood that experiences and. Slipping off the edge of drugs? Yeah. Well, what about the drugs themselves? What kind of drugs were you doing? Uh, heroin, Cocaine, Um, marijuana. Uh, uh, just about anything except LSD and PCP. He refused to take it. Was there was there any was there any reason in particular to choose some over others? Uh, did you take them in combination? Uh, did you take them in the absence of others? Uh, whatever you know, my friends were trying to do, I went with them. So it's really peer pressure to get out of peer pressure. A lot of combination of child neglect. Just throw it all in the basket. You know, we just look at something. You you wrote a letter to City Line and and I am allowed to do this. And in the letter you wrote that there were times when you walked downtown and 20 degree temperature with no shoes on, you slept in trash dumpsters, you stayed when you you know, you stayed when you didn't get to the mission shelter and you slept in cars and in bus stations and other places.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=818.95,934.69"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Was that perhaps aside from the suicide attempts, your lowest period? I would have to say, you know. I knew that I didn't belong in those places. I'm thinking about the bus station, you know, sleeping in one of the bus stations. And, you know, why didn't you have a quarter to put in the box? We have to do that. And I slid on that thing and I just slept there because it was to go to sleep outside, sleeping in dumpsters. In cars. It's not it wasn't fun, but I thank God that overcame all that. You know, it wasn't fun. But yeah, I would say that was the lowest point in my life. I was down. What about the shoes? I was down at a missing home and I was told, Never take your shoes off on a mission home because they could be stolen like a dummy. I took my shoes off, but I kept them in my arms. And when I woke up, they were gone. So I had someone, you know, one of the, I guess, house managers of the I mean, of missing home. Good. Do they have anything? They told me no. So I had to go from downtown to downtown. I went to a store and I begged them to give me a pair of shoes, give me something. And they looked at me as I was, you know, I don't know what they looked at me as, you know, but they some someone finally gave me a pair of size nine tennis shoes and I went 11, but I put them on. You were also institutionalized. Why did people think you were crazy or did you did you just simply act crazy or did you feel you were crazy? I was depressed, just plain depressed.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=935.92,1037.38"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was at the Mercy. I was at Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, St Joseph's, Springfield and and somewhere else, which I cannot remember, but as an inpatient. And I knew that I didn't belong there. But I kept saying, Why did they put me here? Because I knew I didn't belong and I was over. I was there for a long period of time. But, uh. Wasn't easy. Okay. We're going to continue to talk to you, Tony. Please stay with us. We have so much more to hear about and to learn from. Now, here's this week's community calendar. Hello. My name is Lisa. Southwestern High School offers a telephone hotline and a counseling referral service open to city students from 830 to 5 p.m.. This hotline, manned by students, offers tutoring and counseling and encourages students to report school vandalism, assault, drug weapon and alcohol abuse anonymously. Just call the hotline now through June at 3960115. Hello. My name is Valley Meeks. The Students National Dental Association and the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery is having its first black alumni reunion on Saturday, April 12, from 9:30 a.m.. Throughout the day, there will also be a luncheon at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel at 1 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit the Robert T Friedman Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund. For further information, call 5287538. If you a group organization, would like to announce an event, please write us in care of City Line WJC TV Television Hill, Baltimore, Maryland 212, one, one. Or call us for further information at 4660013. Between the hours of nine and five. We're back talking with Tony Allen, a young man who's sharing with us his experiences as a both drug and alcohol addict. And now we're going to find out a little bit more.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1038.28,1359.25"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Right now, I think this young lady has a question. Yes, Mr. Allen, you did mention that you were neglected by your family, but was there anyone who sought to give you help? They saw that you were going downhill, but they sought to give you help, whether it's friends or family or anyone during that time. Okay. One person. That's my little brother. Well, not little, but he's a year younger than me. And as I said, I felt I was neglected. And he was the youngest kid and he was getting all the attention, you know, and people couldn't understand why we kept the close bond between us, because he for some reason, he understood how I felt. And eventually he went to alcohol and drugs, which he stopped. You know, we have a close bond. He respects me and I always respect him. And he looks up to me and I guess I pacify him once in a while, you know, But it's it stay that way. But the rest of your family. Are you still estranged from other members of your family? No. It's getting better and better each day. You know, I think the one problem that I went to, one problem that I want to kind of settle is one between my mother and me. And hopefully if you watch the show, she'll talk to me about it. You know, you mentioned just before the break that at the point of which you were institutionalized, you were very depressed. But listening to you and also reading your letter, it appeared that you were depressed all of your life, were you? Yes, I was. It's just things that, you know, as far as my upbringing, I never understood nuns didn't understand why I was treated that way, and it had me seeking help from anybody.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1359.49,1460.28"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You know, now I'm close to solving a problem that I feel. What did you learn? Why were you treated that way? In later years, what have you learned that kind of just lied on it? I still don't know, but I just have enough strength in myself to overcome that and say, hey, I'm. I'm the better man. So, you know. So there we have another question, Jackie. Mr. Allen, you stated that you were a counselor. What ages do you counsel? Ages? Yes. Uh, really? All of ages. Are you at any way counseling high school children since you started your drug abuse? I have counseled, uh, high school kids, but also, I do a lot of work in different communities, you know, other than just my job. And so that's one of the areas that I would love to hit, you know, the kids, because I feel it's important. It's a good point. And much to young people today, the drug problem in the community. Uh, what's your view of that? What do you think needs to be done? What advice do you have to parents? Uh, you know, I look at myself, I look at a situation, you know, you hear the news and you hear about a 17 year old or 16 year old getting shot. And they always say on the news, you know, the reason why they don't know, you know, and then always for some reason, one way or the other, it stimulates from drugs or alcohol. You know, I feel that parents where kids are young and in school, you know, that you hit them off at the pass, so to speak, and try to get their man influence on school. You know, I'm really not saying use the whip and cheer an idea, but will keep their mind on one specific thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1461.54,1566.96"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You know, something where they can progress from, you know, kids minds or so easily to be. Let off somewhere else. But, Tony, with all of the horror stories about droughts and the devastation and this toll that it takes on the body and the lives of people. Why is there still the repeat of the same story by other people? For instance, by is drugs still a problem? Why is it that the horror stories aren't examples enough to at least turn some people off to it? You know, it's you know, I'm looking at, you know, some private, poverty stricken neighborhoods. And if a community groups and neighborhoods, say, churches and things of that nature, if they don't bind together and hold hands and realize they have, they got a problem on their hands, if they don't stop it, they're going to have death, you know, in every school. Are they going to have, you know, people getting stabbed in the back? You know, all the problems that you excuse me that you hear daily. If they don't hold hands and realize they have the problem, they've got to do something about it. It's going to go on until this world ends. Because as a as a phenomenon, it's going to be that way. Until someone does something, you can't stop. You can't stop it, I feel, you know. But, you know, to put up, you know, to really hold hands and do something about it, I think that it can be, you know, that the problem can diminish slightly. So what do you do to bring people who are, like you say, ten years ago and off the streets? How do you convince them to seek help? You know, it's looking at myself, you know, a person that uses drugs and alcohol, you know, when they get into the late stages of alcohol and drug addiction, they feel they want help.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1567.26,1685.15"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You know, they want help, but they don't you know, people won't listen, such as myself looking for a pair of shoes. They looked at me. They looked down on me. We shouldn't look down on these people, but we do. Is it that we're not we're not capable of helping some, that we really don't have answers? Some people some people don't want to have the answer. Some people don't want to hear it, Such as parents and kids. Some some some parents won't admit that their kid is using drugs and might know that deep in their mind, you know, But it's a problem that has to be looked at. And, you know, a lot of people close the door on it, but you can't you know, it can't be overlooked. You know, I think a lot of people should focus on it a lot more. Okay. And we're going to pick up again in just a minute. Meet someone that's going to share some other experiences with us. Please stay with us. We'll be right back. Yeah. And. Okay, we're back. And we've been joined by Charles Holmes and an interesting relationship that you and Tony have. You said that you shared a lot of battles together through the years. Tell us about it, Charles. Well, I met Tony about ten years ago and I was on the street corner and he came up and he asked me, you know, that I drank. And I said, Yeah, I drink. And he asked me what did I drink? And I told him why, you know. So he said, I don't want it. So we hooked up. I had a little bit of change and he had a little bit and I got a bottle and we sat down and we start talking, you know, and I just started to be more or less a everyday routine.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1686.38,1890.86"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I would meet him a certain place and even he would have it or I would have it. So you were drinking buddies. Right. We became drinking buddies. And you developed an alcohol problem, is that correct? Oh, yeah. I had a alcoholic problem now where we covered alcohol. And you know, also with that. What? Tony? Also. How long were you an alcoholic? Um, well, I drank for about 20 years, but, um, I have stopped. Uh, June would be four years. I have stopped drinking, you know, And, um, I didn't know at first that Tony had stopped drinking, you know, because we used to talk about different problems. And I would tell him my problem. He was telling me he is. And we try to, you know, over drink, which we knew was wrong, but we still had, you know, the respect for each other that we could share our problems, you know? And then I went away and I stayed in hospital for about 30 days. I came out and I was doing all right, but I didn't know that he had stopped drinking. So when I came home, I started back drinking. So he had told me, Man, if you can do it for 30 days, then you could, you know, continue this, you know, to start drinking. And I said, Well, you drank. He told me, say, I don't drink anymore, you know. So that was more or less like a surprise to me, you know. And I kept on saying, Ah, come on, man, have a drink with me. And really, you know, he had stopped drinking and he was really serious. So then every day they would come down and check me out and see how I was doing and sit down and talk to me.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1891.4,1992.07"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then my mother died and that really caused me to really drink. I know that was a crutch, more or less. And then he was really on my case, you know. So he inspired you, though, eventually, to get off of alcohol. Right. How how how did that happen? What was it that turned you around? Because before you had said, well, you drink, right? And yet you learned that he wasn't. But what was it that made you finally see the light and stop? Well, actually, it was something he said to me, you know, I guess it was something that he did or something someone had told him how to get over that hump. When he told me that they would go to the mirror and look in the mirror and look at yourself. And take an inventory of yourself. What did you see? I saw something I didn't like. What was it? Myself. How did you look? Reflected back. My complexion was darker than what it was long ago. I have aged, you know, over a short period of time. I could see the. The the bone, the cheekbones where I have lost weight. My eyes was like blood, you know, red, you know. And it was something that I knew that I didn't need to know, which he had told me so many times. But it took a death, you know, to really bring it to, you know, and with him also. So after 27 years, it was a personal friendship that eventually led to your getting off of alcohol. Yes. Because, Tony, you know, for some reason, you know, looking at him and knowing that me and him was doing the same thing and the way that he had accomplished his goal, you know, and strive so hard and to become what he would have told me he was going to be or dreamed to be, you know, and to be sitting here with him today, you know, is really a surprise.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=1993.03,2125.38"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Tony, is this basically the key that you also use to helping others even in your job? Yes. Basically, a love for a person. Look at themselves. You know, we have so many different reasons or causes why we use alcohol and drugs. But, you know, to look at yourself and realize what you're doing to yourself is is, you know, and to find out inside your mind what's in your mind. You know, your mind is so cluttered up with so many ill gotten thoughts and so many excuses why you continue to use it, you know, knowing deep down inside that you shouldn't, you know, being true to yourself is the number one for us. We're just about out of time, Tony. But but if there was one thing that you or Charles could say to someone out there watching who was addicted to drugs or alcohol, who really does, as you say, want help, what would it be? You know, no matter what people, no matter how they look at you, someone will listen. You know, I feel that, you know, the Lord didn't put us down here to be alone. The way that I felt. You know, I tried to take my life for some reason. He told me it's not time to go yet. And I'm looking at myself today and I looked at myself as of yesterday. Someone will listen. Charles, briefly, any parting words? Actually, I don't have too much to say, but take it for me. You don't need alcohol because it will destroy your life. I think what you both shared with us today on City Line and of course, with our viewers really did say an awful lot. We thank you for coming. It was quite good of both of you to come.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2126.43,2232.27"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And continued good luck to both of you. Thank you. Thank you very much. We'll take a break and come back with tea Monday here in the news. Please stay with us. Good afternoon. Topping today's news, cap South Africa. Despite the recent lifting of the state of emergency, conditions remain grave in South Africa. Section 29 of what's called the International Security Act is still in place. That gives police the right to arrest without charge or trial. International television crews are still prohibited from telecasting to the rest of the world. Certain areas of black South Africa's response to apartheid. Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners remain in jail. And the black death toll continues to rise both inside and outside of South Africa's prisons. In other words, progress is slow in coming and the situation only intensifies. Recently, Congressman parent Jim Mitchell conducted congressional briefings to examine various aspects of the plight of blacks in South Africa. He joins us today to talk about those findings. Congressman Mitchell, thank you for being with us this afternoon. Thank you for inviting me. How would you assess, sir, the current state or the plight of black South Africans? There has been a serious, serious worsening of the situation in so far as black South Africans are concerned. You read it the other day, I'm sure, where some 26 or 36 people had been killed and in the camp, a comparable amount of hours. It's grave, it's getting worse. And I fear that America's standing by without doing anything to really help out in that situation is going to have a bad result for us once black South Africans achieve their liberation. No progress. None whatsoever to not not really. The both. The government has gone through a series of financiamento saying that things are improving and easing certain laws, but these are all very, very surface things.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2232.6,2437.07"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"The issue in South Africa is who runs the country. It's not just a matter of ending apartheid. It's a matter of does that black majority have the right to rule itself? And that's the issue on which the both of government has simply been intransigent, not yielding one bit. Congressman, we recently conducted congressional hearings into the South African situation or the South African situation. What came out of those hearings? The hearings were excellent. We had four five members of Congress there, of three of whom were from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, one representing the Congressional Black Caucus and another Allens, our own representative, Barbara mikulski. There was absolute consensus that, number one, the House of Representatives must initiate this year a new, tougher economic sanctions bill against South Africa. That's the first thing. The second thing that on which there was absolute consensus was that if such a bill is initiated, we will not let it be sidetracked as occurred last year when President Reagan intervened in the whole process. And we ended up with really meaningless, feeble sanctions being imposed against that racist government. What are your feelings on Presidents Reagan? President Reagan's stance on constructive engagement in South Africa? Is it constructive or destructive? It's destructive. It is. It has been one of the most abysmal failures in foreign policy that this country has ever experienced. I was in Gabon, Africa, in January of last year, and there were about 100 African nations represented in that in that country. And there was unanimous agreement that constructive engagement. Number one, it failed. And two, that black South Africans regard it now as being something hostile toward them. What kind of changes congressmen have been proposed and U.S. policy as it relates to South Africa, any changes of substance? It was amazing that the House last year passed overwhelmingly a sanctions bill, and that was a major change for the Congress of the United States.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2438.03,2564.78"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I think that means that we are in the House will no longer accept constructive engagement as a viable alternative, but must seek economic sanctions. The other very healthy development that's taking place is the number of cities and one or two states that have gone in for divestment, taking whatever moneys they have out of companies that do business with South Africa. That's a very, very healthy development because if you go after the economic underpinnings of that country, maybe we can force that nation to realize that it's been long. From conversations with your congressional peers and those close to the South African situation. How are South Africans and black South Africans in particular, viewing America's involvement as it relates to apartheid? Initially, black South Africans were overwhelmingly grateful and supportive of our attitude toward them during the last year. There's a growing animosity taking place, feeling that America is simply playing footsie with the both the government. And therefore can no longer be trusted. I hope that we can reverse that because as I look around the world, we see country after country where we supported the wrong regime and we ended up being almost hated and disliked. South Africa is critical in terms of the mineral resources that it commands. And if we lose the respect of the black South Africans once they take over, they may deny us access to those strategic minerals necessary for our own security. Congressman Mitchell, what kinds of specific actions can be taken by members of Congress to impact on the South African situation? Again, I don't want to sound like a broken record, but the single most important thing is to impose tough economic sanctions. And I think citizens can be involved in that in terms of writing to their representatives to make sure they vote right on that issue.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2565.62,2683.6"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"In addition, there are some direct actions that are being initiated. As you know, Shell oil companies is now targeted because of the Royal Dutch Shell involvement in propping up the Botha government as it relates to changing the South African situation. Would you say that heightened television coverage of the South African situation has had an impact, positive or negative, in terms of awareness of the people here and sensitizing Americans to actually what's going on there? There's no question but that it did. And the both the government made a very serious mistake, abandoned these people under the assumption that if there were no news coverage, the South African, the black South Africans would not continue their struggle. The minute that they banned news coverage, that's when the the violence really escalated. And I don't favor violence at all, but I see these people being so desperate and they are they have no other resource, no other way to go. One final question, Congressman Mitchell, and that relates to violence at this point. Is there any way that South Africa can achieve a peaceful transition in terms of the majority population there? Or are we headed for what's going to be an all out civil war? We've got rioting, we've got fighting, we've got killings. But will that escalate to a point of all out war? There is a way if South African leadership, the white South African leadership has the will, but it does not have the will. Therefore, I expect an escalation of violence and I tragically predict a bloodbath. We have known that some are not. Congressman, thank you for being us being with us this afternoon. And that is today's newscast. I'm Tim, on to you. Love City Line up next. Stay with us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2684.5,2788.87"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Hi, I'm Harold Anthony. You know, it's been more than a decade since the Pointer Sisters sizzled onto the national consciousness with a string of hits. Since then, they've evolved into one of America's premier popular vocal groups. The uniqueness of their style is traceable to their family background. Their father, Reverend Portner, along with their mother, strictly censor the music. Their children were exposed to limiting their musical education to gospel. The Pointer sang in church, and they also sang tidbits of sound tracks that they heard on TV. The goal of their parents was to protect the pointer children from the so-called bad lives that people in the jazz and blues world led. It meant that their talent developed in relative isolation as the girls matured in Oakland, California. When they finally did break away into secular music, the Pointer Sisters found themselves in the rich mixture of styles that swirled through the psychedelic era of the early seventies. The whole musical banquet of the United States was there to be tasted. Rhythm and blues, rock and country and their various hyphenated combinations existed side by side in the clubs and concert halls of the San Francisco area. They sang backup behind various artists and cut to formula. R\u0026B singles for Atlantic. The freshness of their look and talent took L.A. by storm, and after appearances on half a dozen TV variety talk shows, the whole nation was Porter Country. Two gold albums hit singles and world tours followed, including the first appearance ever of black females on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Once again, the Pointer Sisters have conjured up a real showstopper. Here they are with their smash hit with my on. Oh. Oh. Janet. Holiday. My father always gave. You want to show it and.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=2945.12,3127.42"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I always. You want to go out and sell it? No, it. It sounds. That was Ruth, Anita and June Poynter with another of their hyphenated combinations called Twist My Arm. Listen, if you'd like to catch Baltimore's first ladies of the theater, then you'll want to make reservations to see chocolate confession presented by the five woman ensemble called Columba and features Jay Z's own nice Isara Bey Columba from the Swahili meaning creativity in a performance company of women celebrating their distinctiveness as a unique blend of original and theatrical material, song, dance and poetry. Since their first theatrical piece in 1983, Columba have performed locally as well as in New York and Boston. Most recently, Columba was featured at the fifth annual Multimedia College of Women's Art and Culture in Amsterdam, Holland Show Times are Saturday, April 5th and 12 at 10 p.m. For further information, just call two, four, three, five, three, four, four. Also, the Banneker Douglass Museum, located at 84 Franklin Street in Annapolis, is featuring an exhibit on black military experiences from the revolution to Vietnam. The exhibit features photographs, artifacts and memorabilia. The exhibit will be held from now through April 27. For more information, call 2693955. And last, but definitely not least. I'd like to announce that I'll be making my first appearance in over two years on Arena player stage as Walter Lee Younger and Lorraine Hansberry is a Raisin in the Sun. Raisin is the story of how a poor black family will spend a $10,000 insurance check after the death of the head of the household. But at the gut level, the real drama is the battle for the soul and identity of Walter Younger, the family's son. So why don't you make plans to join me for a riveting night of theater at the Arena Playhouse, located at 801 McCullough Street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=3130.31,3372.37"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Raisin runs weekends from April 11 through May 4th. For further information, call the Arena Playhouse at 7 to 8 six, 500. And with that, I'll have to wrap up this week's edition of the Entertainment Page. I'm Howard Anthony, hoping you all have a great Sunday. Turns out we'd like to make sure that you take part next week in an event that's being co-sponsored by WJC TV and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland called Baby Fest. It's from April 12th and 13th at Festival Hall from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 7 to 7, baby. And that's a part of the special events that are taking place around the theme of what is it for kids sake? That's right. Exactly. So you'll be hearing more about that. And of course, we'll be learning more so that we can take part in most of those activities that are taking place. You know, every just about every Sunday we ask that you write us and let us know what you think. Well, we have gotten the letter, and it's in regard to our show about Robert Berger. If you recall, he is the ex city police officer who performs in blackface. And the writer says, I have seen the Bobby Berger show and did not find anything offensive. Are some persons going to carry this even further and eliminate Halloween because some of the disguises and costumes may offend someone? How ridiculous can we get? And unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the person withheld his or her name. But we certainly appreciate the letter because another thing, too, we wanted to remind you that the subject of our show today came as a result of. That's right.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258#t=3373.06,3483.66"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/105497/file/206258/transcript/48897/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"From our guest. And it sparked quite an interesting conversation for sure. Right. So we invite you to write in whenever possible with the future ideas or to comment on our show, The City Line, WG, TV, Television, Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, two one, two, one, one. And we'd also like to remind you that next week, as our part of the kids, for kids sake, we'll be doing a show dealing with kids who are involved in divorces. And if you want to take part in that show, give us a call here at 481 1313 to reserve your seat for that show up. I think it's a good one. It has. Take care. I'm doing too badly. I'm Jackie Hall. 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