Celebrate Black History Month By Watching PBS

BROADCAST PREMIERES

PRINCE AMONG SLAVES
Monday, February 4, 2008, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
This special tells the forgotten true story of an African prince who was enslaved in Mississippi for 40 years before finally achieving freedom and becoming one of the most famous men in America . Mos Def narrates. In HD where available.

AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2
Wednesdays, February 6-13, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES again journeys deep into the African-American experience to unearth the triumphs and tragedies within the family histories of an all-new group of renowned participants. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns as series host. In HD where available.

INDEPENDENT LENS "Banished"
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET
This is the story of three counties that forcefully banished African American families from their towns 100 years ago - and the descendents who return to learn a shockin g history. Co-production of ITVS in association with NBPC. By Marco Williams. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens

AN EVENING WITH QUINCY JONES (I would think that you would need much, much more than one hour)
February 2008 (check local listings)
A rare look into the life of music mogul Quincy Jones, this one-hour interview was taped in Washington , DC , in front of an audience. Gwen Ifill interviews and hosts the star-studded evening, which features live performances by Lesley Gore, BeBe Winans, James Ingram, Bobby McFerrin and Herbie Hancock.

LEGACY: BEING BLACK IN AMERICA
February 2008 (check local listings)
In January 2007, a special tribute dinner was held in Washington , DC , to honor the Civil Rights generation. Attended by 18 celebrated African Americans from business, politics, academia, media and the arts, the dinner proved to be an intriguing discussio n of race consciousness, integration and equity in the U.S. today.

RED TAIL REBORN
February 2008 (check local listings)
RED TAIL REBORN is the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American fighter pilots of World War II, and of those who sacrificed to tell the Airmen's forgotten tale.

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Other series that regularly cover topics and profile guests and performers of interest to African Americans include FRONTLINE, GREAT PERFORMANCES, THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER, NOW ON PBS, P.O.V. and WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL among many others.

COMMENT: I copied this from what I think was a PBS announcement, but "of interest to African Americans" is not my sentiment. Black History Month is for EVERYONE! (After all, the public schools teach white history to everyone; let's learn more history than what was limited to our school learning and get to know our neighbors' cultural history better.)