It seems to be generally acknowledged that the premiere of the The All-Negro Hour on Chicago's WSBC on November 3, 1929 was the first weekly variety show featuring African American entertainers. Lesser known is the fact that WNYC opened its schedule to the NAACP every Wednesday just two-and-a-half weeks later. Based on a check of The New York Times radio listings, the show ran through July 16, 1930. The program was a series of talks by black leaders on a variety of topics including African-Americans and race relations, women, workers, entertainment, blacks in politics, literature, and the economy. Those speaking included: W. E. B. Dubois, A. Philip Randolph, James Weldon Johnson, and other prominent African-Americans of the time.