nOvaDosin: What's on your TV to help you learn more about YOUR Black History!!!

2011 BLACK HISTORY MONTH

TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

Here is your guide to excellent programming on the television

for Black History Month! 

America Beyond the Color Line With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Sunday, February 13 at 1:30 pm (Part 1)
Sunday, February 13 at 3:30 pm (Part 2)
The Harvard scholar of African-American Studies travels around the United States to examine the state of black America. 

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Sunday, February 27 at 3:30 pm (Part 1)
Sunday, February 27 at 5:30 pm (Part 2)
A film directed by Ken Burns and co-produced by WETA chronicles the life and career of the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion, who suffered racially motivated persecution by the U.S. government.

Independent Lens: Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Sunday, February 20 at 12:10 am
America’s original shock-jock, Emmy Award-winning Washington talk show host Petey Greene overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison time to “tell it like it is,” shocking and entertaining everyone from the ghetto to the White House. Narrated by Don Cheadle, the film looks at how Greene unsettled the establishment as he battled both the system and his own demons. From Independent Lens.

for more WETA programs: www.weta.org/tv/picks/special/blackhistory

Saturday February 12, 2011

Stand Up For Family - SHOWTIME - (Saturday, February 12th, at 10:30pm et/pt) Veteran comic Bill Bellamy has teamed up with some of his comic friends — Earthquake, Doug Williams, Wil Sylvince, D’Lai, Nikki Carr and Pat Brown — for a breakthrough comedy special filmed live at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, GA. Bellamy and his crew bring comedy inspired by the everyday family experience. www.sho.com/site/movies/movie.do

Sunday February 13

 Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Beyond "I Have a Dream, " - NICK -9pm  a special that examines how some of the other words spoken by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. still affect young people.

www.nickutopia.com/2011/02/08/nick-news-beyond-i-have-a-dream/

"Oprah Presents Master Class with Condoleezza Rice" - OWN -  10 p.m. Feb. 13, The intimate biography series focuses on the life lessons of the Stanford professor and former secretary of state.

www.oprah.com/omagazine/OWN-Sneak-Preview-Oprah-Presents-Master-Class/4

Legacy "Crews" Guests: Dipset & Slaughterhouse - MTV 2 - February 13 at 11pm ET/PT In this crews themed episode, Slaughterhouse will make an appearance to discuss the hip hop greats that have influenced their career and the up-and-coming artists that viewers should put on their radar. Sucker Free fans will also hear from Harlem's finest when Dipset members talk about their respect for hip hop. www.mtv.com/shows/sucker_free/series.jhtml

Monday February 14, 2011

KING - HISTORY CHANNEL - Feb 14, at 6:00am ET/PT Go beyond the dream to discover the man in this two-part documentary about Martin Luther King Jr. Tom Brokaw goes beyond the legend to portray the man, the questions, the myths, and the relevance of Dr. King's message in today's world. This program includes a rare interview with his son as well as associates from the civil rights campaigns and contemporary figures such as former President Bill Clinton and Condaleeza Ride. 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

More  programs listed below....

FEB 15

Crucibles of Courage - BIOGRAPHY - Feb 15 at 7:00AM ET/PT This documentary, hosted by President Obama, profiles people across a broad spectrum of history representing achievements in politics, business, medicine, the arts, and sports: Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Jesse Owens, Shirley Chisholm, and Muhammad Ali. The program includes interviews, location footage, and archive material.

Spike Lee will host a three hour block of MSG Original programs from MSG studios.

THE GAME 365: Celebrating Black History Month - MSG - 7:00 PM Baseball historian Steve Jacobson and legendary basketball champion Johnny “Boy Wonder” Isaacs discuss the untold stories of black athletes who served as unsung pioneers in the wake of Jackie Robinson breaking the major league baseball color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Halls of Fame Classics: Rachel Robinson - MSG - 7:30 PM Rachel Robinson, a woman of enormous accomplishments, preserved the legacy of her late husband by forming the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which gives scholarships to minority youths for higher education. Since its inception in 1973, the Foundation has provided over 1,400 scholarships to deserving students.

Halls of Fame Classics: Larry Doby - MSG - 8:00 PM Larry Doby joined the Major League Baseball ranks just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Doby became only the second African-American, and the first in the American League, to play in the big leagues.

The Game 365: Negro League Baseball - MSG - 8:30 PM ‘Negro League Baseball’ pays tribute to Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. With over 120 years of history, the museum’s collection dates back to the first black professional baseball team and the formation of the first black professional baseball league that featured Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige.

Lapchick and Sweetwater Breaking Barriers - MSG - 9:00 PM When New York Knicks head coach Joe Lapchick signed Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton to an NBA contract in 1950, together they helped break the color barrier in the NBA, making Clifton the first black player to play for the Knicks. This documentary celebrates the desire of two men to create change in a time that fought so deeply against it.

INDEPENDENT LENS “Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene” (Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) — America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene, became a leading activist during some of the most tumultuous years in recent history.

FEB 16

MISSISSIPPI DAMNED - SHOWTIME SHOWCASE - February, 16th at 11pm et/pt Based on a true story, the film focuses on three African-American children living in rural Mississippi who must find strength and determination to overcome the painful, sometimes insurmountable obstacles that have plagued them since childhood. It is written and directed by Tiny Mabry (Itty Bitty Titty Committee), a recent James Baldwin Fellow who received a United States Artist Fellowship for her work on the film.

FEB 17

Searching for Buxton - PBS (NYC Only) - 10:30 p.m. : Narrated by Simon Estes, the film tells the story of a young African-American who searches for his family history in a long-disappeared Iowa mining town, only to discover that his relatives of a century ago may have been better off than he is today.

FEB 18

THE INJUSTICE FILES - Investigation Discovery - Friday, February 18 at 9PM ET Investigation Discovery Teams With Documentary Filmmaker Keith Beauchamp to Explore Key FBI Civil Rights-Era Cold Cases in a New Docu-Series "The Injustice Files"

 I will continue to update this blog for the rest of the month!

Happy viewing :)