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Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, WXXI-TV and Radio will broadcast a variety of programs featuring the men and women who shaped the African-American experience. In addition to special programming, WXXI will host a free screening of Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots on Saturday, February 20 at 1 p.m.

Coming Up

AMERICAN MASTERS "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built"
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
on PBS World

For the last half-century, Ahmet Ertegun was hip-deep in R&B and rock 'n' roll. Follows his remarkable career and its impact on the evolution of popular musical.

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Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami on WXXI-TV
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 10:00pm

Explores the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (né Cassius Clay).

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WXXI's Summer Community Cinema Series Presents "Going on 13"
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 2:00pm

For two weeks in August, WXXI is offering free documentary screenings, followed by lively discussions, that explore youth self-esteem, cultural identity, crime, life choices, and more.  

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WXXI's Summer Community Cinema Series Presents "Bronx Princess"
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 2:00pm

For two weeks in August, WXXI is offering free documentary screenings, followed by lively discussions, that explore youth self-esteem, cultural identity, crime, life choices, and more.  

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Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange "Desert Bayou" on PBS World
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 7:00pm

Alex LeMay puts the spotlight on victims of Hurricane Katrina, airlifted to Utah for humanitarian assistance only to find themselves refugees in their own country.

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Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen on PBS World
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 7:00pm

The story of the first African-American Airmen.

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Tavis Smiley Reports “Been in the Storm Too Long” on WXXI-TV
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 8:00pm

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Tavis Smiley travels to New Orleans.

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Faces of America Marathon on PBS World
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 6:00pm

Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. unravels the American tapestry, following the threads of his guests’ lives back to their origins around the globe.

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BackStory - Independence Daze: A History of July 4th on AM1370
Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 10:00pm

A look at the evolution of the 4th of July from obscure beginnings to an explosion of fireworks.

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An Evening With Smokey Robinson on WXXI-TV
Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 9:30pm

Gwen Ifill talks with Smokey Robinson, giving viewers an insider’s look at the life and career of the Motown legend.

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Shadow Ball on WXXI-TV
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 9:00pm

Professional baseball during the Great Depression.

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POV "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe" on WXXI-TV
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 10:00pm

A look how William Kunstler became “the most hated and most loved lawyer in America”.

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"Jazz Break" on AM 1370 & WRUR-FM 88.5
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 8:35am

AM 1370's Alex Crichton and WRUR-FM's Scott Regan talk about the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest

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A Place Out of Time – The Bordentown School on WXXI-TV
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 10:00pm

An in-depth look at the Bordertown School before and after Brown vs. Board of Education.

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American Masterpiece “Roads to Memphis” on WXXI- TV
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 9:00pm

The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Come Walk in My Shoes on PBS World
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 9:00pm

This award-winning documentary provides a fresh, first-person perspective on the non-violent protests that challenged segregation laws in the South and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

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American Experience "Eyes on the Prize" on WXXI-TV
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 9:00pm

This groundbreaking series telling the definitive story of the early Civil Rights Era returns with parts 3 & 4 of this award winning 6 part documentary.  

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Young American Heroes "Frederick Douglass: Pathway From Slavery to Freedom" on WXXI-TV
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 5:30pm

Young American Heroes follows Frederick Douglass' early life from slavery to freedom.

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TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS MLK: A Call to Conscience on WXXI-TV
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:00pm

Tavis Smiley explores the relevance of Dr. King’s controversial anti-war stance and its parallels to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers and Entrepreneurs Stories on AM 1370
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 10:00pm

This special offers compelling stories about individuals who have triumphed over extreme adversity.

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Independent Lens "Behind the Rainbow" on WXXI-TV
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:00pm

“Behind the Rainbow” is a previously untold account of South Africa's political struggles along the road to democracy.

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