Black History Month 2017: What to Watch
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(Editor’s note: The following shows aired prior to publication: BET miniseries Madiba and series The Quad, both on Feb. 1.)
Feb. 5
In Focus: Black Women in Media (special)
Africa Channel
Shades of You (special)
Africa Channel
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Feb. 8
News One Now Primetime Special: Excellence in Black Hollywood (special)
TV One
Feb. 10
Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson (series)
Animal Planet
No Regrets (movie)
Urban Movie Channel
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Feb. 11
48th NAACP Image Awards (special)
TV One
The Black 14: Wyoming Football 1969 (special)
CBSSN
Feb. 12
Fighting for Kings and Empires (special)
Africa Channel
Feb. 15
Sway's Universe Doomsday Cypher 2 (special)
Revolt Tv
Feb. 17
Hatching Shakespeare (movie)
Urban Movie Channel
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Feb. 20
The Breaks (series)
VH1
MLK Now 2017 (special)
Revolt Tv
Feb. 21
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark (special)
Netflix
Feb. 25
Media (scripted series)
TV One
Feb. 26
Black and Blue(special)
Revolt Tv
Feb. 27
The Obama Years: The Power of Words (special)
Smithsonian Channel
R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.