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FEBRUARY 8-14
Black Art: In the Absence of Light HBO
Photo : Amy Sherald in "Black Art: In the Absence of Light"/Courtesy of HBO
MONDAY, FEB. 8
In the Nook (Disney Channel) | Network stars help introduce viewers to notable Black men and women making history; Chandler Kinney and Ariel Martin (Zombies 2) interview 14-year-old painting prodigy Tyler Gordon about overcoming bullying; Ramon Reed (Just Roll With It) and Christian J. Simon (Sydney to the Max) interview 15-year-old Jessica Hyatt, who is close to making history as the world’s first Black female chess master.
9:00 pm American Experience: Goin’ Back to T-Town (PBS) | Greenwood, a Black community in Tulsa, Okla., was torn apart by a racially motivated massacre in 1921. Those who lived through it share their bittersweet stories of integration, urban renewal and violence.
9:00 pm Black Wings (Smithsonian Channel) | Meet the Black men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, contributing to the development of aviation all while battling segregation and racism.
10:00 pm Breath of Freedom (Smithsonian Channel) | The story of one million-plus African Americans who fought in World War II is told, with interviews of Colin Powell, Tuskegee ace pilot Roscoe Brown and Charles Evers, brother of Civil Rights activist and WWII veteran Medgar Evers.
TUESDAY, FEB. 9
9:00 pm Black Art: In the Absence of Light (HBO) | Directed by documentarian Sam Pollard (Atlanta Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children), this new film highlights the work of some of the foremost African American visual artists of today, including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald, Carrie Mae Weems and more.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
Unsung marathon (TV One) | Catch encore presentations of the episodes spotlighting The Dramatics (at 8/7c), David Ruffin (9 pm) and Tammi Terrell (10 pm).
THURSDAY, FEB. 11
Lila and Eve (ALLBLK) | Lila (How to Get Away With Murder‘s Viola Davis) gets help from Eve (Selena‘s Jennifer Lopez), who urges her to track down her son’s killers.
8:00 pm Whitney: Can I Be Me (Showtime 2) | Commemorating the ninth anniversary of Houston’s death, this 2017 film documents the life, career and tragedy of the diva sensation.
SUNDAY, FEB. 14
4 pm Represent Black Love movie marathon (TV One) | Through 11 pm, catch Mahogany (starring Diana Ross), Carmen Jones (starring Dorothy Dandridge) and Claudine (starring Diahann Carroll).
FEBRUARY 15-21
Sounder Cicely Tyson
Photo : Cicely Tyson and Kevin Hooks, 'Sounder' (Everett Collection)
MONDAY, FEB. 15
9:00 pm American Experience: Voice of Freedom (PBS) | Explore the life of singer Marian Anderson, who in 1939 was banned from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, only to later make American history by performing at the Lincoln Memorial.
9:00 pm Seizing Justice: The Greensboro 4 (Smithsonian Channel) | A coffee order in February of 1960 sparked a revolution that helped put an end to segregation in the United States, as four Black college students held a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter.
10:00 pm MLK: The Assassination Tapes (Smithsonian Channel) | A collection of rare footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination reveals the untold details and events surrounding one of the most shocking murders in America.
TUESDAY, FEB. 16
8:00 pm Finding Your Roots: Write My Name in the Book of Life (PBS) | With the help of historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons search for rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.
9:00 pm The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (PBS) | Explore the 400-year history of the Black church in America, as historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces its resilience, autonomy and freedom. (Re-airs Feb. 17 at 9 pm.)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17
Unsung marathon (TV One) | Catch encore presentations of the episodes spotlighting Teddy Pendergrass (at 8/7c), Blue Magic (9 pm) and Switch (10 pm).
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (ALLBLK) | The singer tells the story behind his passion for music and highly publicized relationships in this 2017 documentary, which includes concert footage and special interviews with Usher, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez and more.
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
9:00 pm Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (PBS) | Take a deeper look into how the invention of the automobile brought both freedoms and perils for African Americans in America over time.
SATURDAY, FEB. 20
Sounder (TV One) | The late Cicely Tyson earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in this 1972 adaptation of the young adult novel by William H. Armstrong, which tells the story of a family of poor black sharecroppers struggling in the Depression-plagued South.
SUNDAY, FEB. 21
8:00 pm BET and CBS News Present: Boiling Point (BET) | This six-part docuseries explores Black America’s longstanding struggle for racial justice and equality through CBS News’ archival content, original interviews and never-before-seen footage of dramatic flashpoints in history – including George Wallace’s Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, Bloody Sunday in Selma, the Attica Prison Uprising, L.A. Riots, Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the killing of George Floyd.
9:00 pm Disrupt & Dismantle (BET) | In this six-part series, Soledad O’Brien investigates injustices across the nation affecting the Black community, from police brutality to redlining to school to prison pipeline, to the infant mortality crisis fueled by systemic racism.
FEBRUARY 22-28
88 Movie ALLBLK
Photo : Fredro Starr, Mitchell Edwards and Markees Christmas in "88"/Courtesy of ALLBLK
MONDAY, FEB. 22
9:00 pm Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (Smithsonian Channel) | Hear the untold story of when the White House and NASA put the first Black astronaut into orbit, during a time when the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race collided.
10:00 pm The Obama Years: The Power of Words (Smithsonian Channel) | The legacy-defining speeches of President Barack Obama are examined by historians and key figures involved in his writing process, all of whom provide rare insight into the magic behind his iconic words.
10:00 pm Mr. SOUL! (PBS) | Celebrate the work of Ellis Haizlip, who in 1968 developed the public television variety show SOUL! as a way to promote the vibrancy of the Black Arts Movement.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24
Unsung marathon (TV One) | Catch encore presentations of the episodes spotlighting Roxanne Shante (at 8/7c), Mtume (9 pm) and DeBarge (10 pm).
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
88 (ALLBLK) | The lives of police and community leaders intersect following the murder of an NYPD officer and the eruption of social unrest in 1980s Queens, N.Y.; Markees Christmas (Morris From America), Fredro Starr (Moesha) and Mitchell Edwards (All American) star.
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