Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 9:00pm
Review the Central Park rape case from the perspective of the wrongly convicted teenagers.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8:00pm
President and Mrs. Obama host a celebration of the timeless classics of “Memphis Soul” in this PBS music special taped in the East Room of the White House.
Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 5:30pm
North of the Mason-Dixon line, the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century drew increasing numbers of women out of the home and into the factories. In the agrarian, antebellum South, no such exodus occurred.
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - 6:00pm
Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe.
Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 1:30pm
This film explores the increasing racial diversity and shift in attitudes toward musicians of color in the classical music world through Ann Hobson Pilot's professional journey.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 7:00pm
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives by simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 7:00pm
Please join us for a free screening of a film that looks at one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 12:00am
The first generation of his family born free, abolitionist and historian William Still (1821-1902) was determined to get as many runaways as he could across the U.S. border to Canada.
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 9:00pm
Blind Willie Johnson, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Flora Molton — the African American gospel tradition has been a haven for the blind.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 7:00pm
Highlights from The National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Award ceremony held in Memphis, Tennessee on October 16, 2012.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 8:00pm
This film introduces kungfu's African-American pioneers who challenged convention and overturned preconceived notions while mastering the ancient art.
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 10:00pm
Follow Whitney Young’s journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 9:00pm
Host Maya Angelou poetically and historically covers milestones by African Americans in Nobel Peace Prize, Grammy, Academy Awards, and cultural awards.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 3:30pm
Despite poverty, racism and limited opportunity, Summer Hill – and its segregated school – flourished for four generations.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 12:30pm
A picture of the African-American expatriate community in Paris between the First and Second World Wars.
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 12:00pm
In recognition of Black History Month, host Robert
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 6:00am
Come with world travelers Regina Fraser, Pat Johnson, Art Wolfe, and Joseph Rosendo to the vast continent of Africa.
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:00pm
WXXI and the Little Theatre host a free screening of a film that tells how women have helped shape America over the last 50 years. Tell Us Your Makers Stories!
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:00pm
Watch the WXXI Local Rochester Makers Interviews collected during WXXI's special screening of Makers: Women Who Make America
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:00pm
Watch the Interview with Ursula Burns, Xerox CEO featured in PBS's national Makers: Women Who Make America
