SundanceTV will air a series of special programs during Black History Month. It’s February programming includes the history-making Roots miniseries; Roots: The Next Generation and Queen (final chapter of Alex Haley’s Roots story). Also included will be bio film Malcolm X, Rosewood, The Color Purple and Ghosts of Mississippi. Hap and Leonard stars Michael Kenneth […]
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SundanceTV Celebrates Black History Month With Roots 4-Day Event!
SundanceTV is celebrating Black History Month and the 40th Anniversary of the original Roots miniseries from 1977 with a four-day event. Beginning on Saturday, February 25th, the network will air the original Roots miniseries and its 1979 sequel, Roots: The Next Generations. Frequently named as one of the most important works in scripted television in […]
Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD Celebrate African-America Heroes in February!
During the month of February – Black History Month – Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will be presenting the inspiring stories of some real-life African-American Heroes – including Tuskegee Airmen Chief Civilian flight instructor Charles Alfred “Chief” Anderson, the history-making commercial airline pilot Stephanie R. Grant, animator and Disney legend Floyd Norman. For details, […]
From Maya Angelou to Smokey Robinson and More: PBS Celebrates Black History in February!
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise and Smokey Robinson: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song are among the many programs that PBS has slated to air during Black History Month. Emmy-winning docuseries Independent Lens will air two important installments – Birth of a Movement (based on the book The Birth of a Movement: How […]
WGN America’s Underground To Screen at the White House!
WGN America’s critically acclaimed new series, Underground, will be screened at the White House on Monday, February 22nd as part of the White House Office of Public Engagement’s Black History Month event, These Hallowed Grounds. Prior to the screening will be panel discussions with the “Underground” cast and creative team, including executive producer John Legend, creators […]