Black History Month: What to Watch
(UPDATED) The following is a guide to some of cable's Black History Month programming.
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Feb. 2
2 Dope Queens (Special)
HBO
Feb. 9
Eddie Griffin: Undeniable (Comedy special)
Showtime
Feb. 11
Behind the Movement (Movie)
TV One
The Undefeated Presents: Dear Black Athlete (Special)
ESPN
Feb. 17
Douglas Wilder at Virginia Commonwealth University
(Talk/lecture)
C-SPAN3
Feb. 18
Oral Histories: Henry ‘Hank’ Thomas (Talk)
C-SPAN3
Uncensored (Documentary series)
TV One
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A Long Way From Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation (Documentary)
TV One
Feb. 20
Death Row Chronicles (Documentary)
BET
Feb. 24
Real America: A City Decides — 1956 (Documentary)
C-SPAN3
Notes from the Field (Special)
HBO
Feb. 26
The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X (Documentary)
Smithsonian Channel
Feb. 27
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish (Comedy special)
Netflix
Unsolved: The Murder of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. (Series)
USA Network
Oprah at The Apollo (Special)
OWN
INTERSTITIALS:TV One will launch a new short-form video campaign featuring actor Common that will feature a variety of topics related to Black History and the issues affecting the African-American community.
--AMC Networks will launch its 5th Annual Black History Month Public Service Announcement campaign. which features interviews with nine Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and showcases the people and events that inspire each elected official as they reflect on what Black History Month means to them. The spots will air on AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv throughout the month of February.
--Nickelodeonis celebrating Black History Month with a brand-new series of PSAs set in Charleston, South Carolina, that explore themes of education, culture and cuisine as they relate to African Americans.