Black History Shows
MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE:
THIS FREE NORTH
Reflecting on what led to University of Minnesota’s African American Studies program.
TPT 2 Monday, February 1 at 8PM
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NORTH STAR: CIVIL WAR STORIES
Four stories bring to light the hidden histories of African American Minnesotans during and after the Civil War.
TPT 2 Monday, February 1 at 8:30PM
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FREEDOM SUMMER
Freedom Summer of 1964 was marked by sustained and deadly violence, including the notorious murders of three civil rights workers, countless beatings, the burning of thirty-five churches, and the bombing of seventy homes and community centers.
TPT 2 Monday, February 1 at 9PM
WATCH NOWJOSEPHINE BAKER:
THE STORY OF AN AWAKENING
The amazing story of the first black superstar. Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance, created her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe,” adopting twelve children from four corners of the world, and ultimately became a Civil Rights activist.
TPT 2 Tuesday, February 2 at 8PM
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SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
The first major film documentary to examine Sammy Davis, Jr.’s vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th century America.
TPT 2 Friday, February 5 at 9PM
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A TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE
Join the powerhouse vocalist Ledisi as she celebrates the songs of the legendary singer, songwriter and activist Nina Simone. Performances include include “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “Four Women,” “I Put a Spell on You” and “Trouble in Mind.”
TPT 2 Friday, February 5 at 11PM
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JIM CROW OF THE NORTH
Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African-American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built community — within and despite — the red lines that these restrictive covenants created.
TPT 2 Monday, February 8 at 8PM
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GOIN’ BACK TO T-TOWN
The story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation. Torn apart in 1921 by one of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, the neighborhood rose from the ashes.
TPT 2 Tuesday, February 9 at 8PM
WATCH PREVIEWTHE MARK TWAIN PRIZE:
DAVE CHAPPELLE
A lineup of leading performers, including Neal Brennan, Bradley Cooper, John Legend, Lorne Michaels, Q-Tip, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, and others will salute Dave Chappelle at the 22nd annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize.
TPT 2 Friday, February 12 at 9PM
WATCH WITH TPT PASSPORTJazz has been called the purest expression of American democracy; a music built on individualism and compromise, independence and cooperation. Ken Burns follows the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to Chicago’s south side, the speakeasies of Kansas city and to Times Square.
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VOICE OF FREEDOM
Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, Marian Anderson’s fame hadn’t been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation.
TPT 2 Monday, February 15 at 8PM
WATCH PREVIEWBLACK CHURCH:
THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG
In this intimate four-hour series from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., we trace how this came to be in the 400 year-old story of the black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and endurance, grace and resilience, thriving and testifying, freedom and independence, solidarity and speaking truth to power.
TPT 2 Tuesday, February 16 at 8PM
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TONI MORRISON
Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.
TPT 2 Friday, February 19 at 8PM
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LORRAINE HANSBERRY
Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.
TPT 2 Friday, February 19 at 10PM
WATCH NOWPremiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.
TPT 2 Monday, February 22 at 9PM
WATCH PREVIEWDiscover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.
TPT 2 Friday, February 26 at 8PM
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