Interview with Mary Ann Pollar at Rainbow Sign
About This Item
KRON news footage from April 26, 1975 with Steve Baffrey featuring scenes from the Rainbow Sign Club in Berkeley and a brief interview with Executive Director Mary Ann Pollar, who explains they need to raise $75,000 to remain in the building, by May 1st. The Rainbow Sign is "an organization dedicated to a total exposition of the black cultural experience". We're also told there will be an all day marathon to try and save the center tomorrow, hosted by KDIA radio. Note that this African American cultural center was located at 2640 Grove Street, which is now Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and is currently owned and run by Berkeley's Division of Mental Health. Supporting text and metadata updated for the web in April 2020 by Lisa Ann Nikkel. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
Note: this film reversal print was re-scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using our Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in February 2020.
- Type of material
- local newsfilm
- Duration
- 1:40
- 16mm color silent/magnetic sound film
- Rights for this video belong to
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
- Date aired
- 4/26/1975
- Originally aired on
- KRON-TV
- Identifier
- KRON 3915-5
- Views
- 2770