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Twin Cities PBS Will Broadcast a Series of Films and New Specials Focused on Race in America

June 5, 2020

Race Matters: America in Crisis

Twin Cities PBS will broadcast a series of films and new specials focused on race in America following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing protests that erupted across the country. The programming will include two locally produced documentaries on early Black history makers in Minnesota. 

SCHEDULE:

TPT 2

Friday 6/5

  • 7pm ALMANAC: Daily coverage on current protests and developments
  • 8pm RACE MATTERS: AMERICA IN CRISIS: A PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL: A one-hour program focused on the frustration pouring out onto American streets, outrage about police brutality and America’s deep systemic racial disparities in the economy, education, criminal justice system and health care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 9pm CORONAVIRUS: AN ALMANAC SPECIAL: Theme of Coronavirus in a time of unrest

Sunday 6/7

  • 9:30am ALMANAC: Daily coverage on current protests and developments
  • 10:30am CORONAVIRUS: AN ALMANAC SPECIAL: Theme of Coronavirus in a time of unrest
  • 11am RACE MATTERS: AMERICA IN CRISIS: A PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL: A one-hour program focused on the frustration pouring out onto American streets, outrage about police brutality and America’s deep systemic racial disparities in the economy, education, criminal justice system and health care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 12pm MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE: NORTH STAR: MAKING HOME: The “hidden history” of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota – from fur trader George Bonga to the state’s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith
  • 1pm  MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE: NORTH STAR: MAKING CHANGE: The “hidden history” of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota – from fur trader George Bonga to the state’s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith
  • 2pm BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE 101: A detailed exploration of how the civil rights movement impacted the country, including successes and failures related to political and economic equality
  • 4pm BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE 102: A detailed exploration of how the civil rights movement impacted the country, including successes and failures related to political and economic equality

Tuesday 6/9

  • 9pm FRONTLINE: POLICING THE POLICE: Writer and historian Jelani Cobb examines allegations of abuses within the Newark Police Department and the challenge of fixing its broken relationship with the community

Monday 6/15

  • 8pm AMERICA IN BLACK AND BLUE 2020: A special including reports from across the country, interviews with key leaders and participants in the struggle for racial justice, accountability and equity, as well as voices from law enforcement

Tuesday 6/23

  • 9pm THE TALK: RACE IN AMERICA: The documentary, which first aired in 2017, tells six stories of struggle between people of color and law enforcement in America. It chronicles how families of color attempt to protect their children with “The Talk” — about what to do and how to react if they are stopped by police

TPT Life

Friday 6/5

  • 9pm RACE MATTERS: AMERICA IN CRISIS: A PBS NEWSHOUR SPECIAL: A one-hour program focused on the frustration pouring out onto American streets, outrage about police brutality and America’s deep systemic racial disparities in the economy, education, criminal justice system and health care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sunday 6/7

  • 8pm BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE 101: A detailed exploration of how the civil rights movement impacted the country, including successes and failures related to political and economic equality

Sunday 6/14

  • 8pm BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE 102: A detailed exploration of how the civil rights movement impacted the country, including successes and failures related to political and economic equality

Friday 6/19

  • 9pm AMERICA IN BLACK AND BLUE 2020: A special including reports from across the country, interviews with key leaders and participants in the struggle for racial justice, accountability and equity, as well as voices from law enforcement

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