Black History Month Specials
Various Times
Join us as we celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions in the arts, literature, sciences, and humanities that African Americans have achieved through the centuries.
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Airs Sunday, February 19, 2020 at 7 p.m. Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his…
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Airs Friday, February 7, 2020, at 10 p.m. Aretha Franklin's over 6 decade career is recalled by music documentarian Paul Ingles and a panel of music…
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Airs Friday, February 7, 202, at 9 p.m. This new hour of music and conversation will feature Chaka Khan's career as one of R&B's leading female vocalists,…
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Airs Monday, February 25, 2019, at 9 p.m. So Many musical artists weighed in during the decades of the Civil Rights and Black Consciousness Movements...…
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Airs Monday, February 25, 2019, at 11 a.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural…
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Airs Friday, February 22, at 10 p.m. The story of Smokey Robinson is actually the story of Motown. In this 2-hour music special we learn that Smokey was…
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Airs Friday, February 22, 2019, at 9 p.m. Zydeco Nation is an hour-long, music-rich documentary that tells the story about an epic chapter in modern…
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Airs Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 9 p.m. The Billy Foster Jazz Zone presents a jazz retrospective, the life and music of Duke Ellington. Hosts Renee…
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Airs Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 9 p.m. The Billy Foster Jazz Zone presents a jazz retrospective, the life and music of Duke Ellington. Hosts Renee…
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Airs Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 9 p.m. Nina Simone was as powerful and complex a person as the music she played. She called it “Black Classical…