Black History Month: What To Watch (February 1-February 14)
A look at original content premiering during the month-long commemoration
Cable programmers and streaming services are commemorating Black History Month with numerous African American-themed original scripted series, movies, documentaries and specials.
Here's a sampling of what's on tap for the first half of February (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):
Feb. 4 – Phat Tuesdays
(documentary)
Feb. 5 - Single Black Female
(movie)
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Feb. 6 -- Power Book IV: Force
(drama)
Feb. 7 -- One Thousand Years of Slavery – The Untold Story
(documentary)
Feb. 8 -- The Loyola Project
(documentary)
Feb. 10 -- Real Husbands of Hollywood More Kevin, More Problems
(special)
Feb. 11 -- Everything’s Gonna Be All White
(docuseries)
Feb. 11 -- Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship
(documentary)
Feb. 12 -- Profiled: The Black Man
(documentary)
Feb. 13 -- Bel-Air
(drama)
Feb. 14 -- Special Black History Month Roundtable
(special)
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