BLACK HISTORY MONTH February 2014 KQED Public Television Programming Highlights In February, KQED proudly celebrates the diversity of our community with a special programming lineup on KQED 9 and KQED Plus (+). KQED 9 is available over the air on DT9.1, 54.2 and 25.1 and via most cable systems on Channel 9. It is on XFINITY cable from Comcast (Channel 9, SD, and Channel 709, HD) and on DIRECTV and DISH satellite systems (Channel 9, SD and HD). KQED Plus is available over the air on Channel 54, DT54.1, 9.2 and 25.2 and via many cable and satellite systems on either channel 10 or 54. It is on XFINITY cable from Comcast (Channel 10, SD, and Channel 710, HD) and on DIRECTV (Channel 54, SD and HD) and DISH (Channel 54, SD only) satellite systems. This schedule also lists programs airing on KQED Life (Comcast 189, Channel 54.3); and KQED World (Comcast 190, Channel 9.3). Some programs repeat additional times on these two channels. Visit kqed.org/dtv for the complete digital program schedule. PROGRAMMING SYMBOLS R This program or episode will be repeated on the date/s noted. D Descriptive video information for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo capability. Programs are subject to change after press deadlines Saturday 1 8am KQED 9 Travelscope Zambia Bush Adventure. 2pm World Building the Dream recounts the story of the creation of a national monument honoring Martin Luther King Jr. 3pm World Boy Scouts of Harlem 759 is a charming exploration of how the Boy Scouts change a group of boys from Harlem into young men. 4pm World AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange That's My Face. Documentarian Thomas Allen Harris journeys to Africa and Brazil to find his spiritual ancestors. 5pm World The Evolution of the Nation of Islam chronicles the creation, rise and evolution of the Nation of Islam movement in black America. R (9) 2/25 11pm, 2/26 5am; (Life) 2/26 10pm
6pm KQED 9 Jesse Owens: American Experience explores the athlete's life and his victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Olympics. D Sunday 2 noon KQED 9 Andrae Crouch Live in Los Angeles The gospel singer, composer and pianist performs "Livin' This Kind of Life," "Right Now" and other favorites. 1pm KQED 9 Great Performances Memphis tells the story of a radio disc jockey in the 1950s whose love of music transcends racial lines and airwaves. R (Life) 2/3 7pm World Civil Rights. Miller Center's American Forum JFK and the Breakthrough for 3:30pm KQED 9 The Unforgettable Hampton Family Deacon Clark Hampton, a son of slaves, lifted his children out of poverty by making them musicians. R (Life) 2/23 9:30pm 6pm KQED 9 Freedom Riders: American Experience chronicles the journey of the courageous band of civil rights activists in the Deep South in 1961. D R (9) 2/3 mid 8pm Life American Masters Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll tells the story of the flamboyant African American gospel superstar who was a rebel natural-born performer. 9pm Life In Performance at the White House The Motown Sound. An all-star tribute to the legendary record label features stars from Motown's golden age. R (9) 2/9 1pm 10pm Life The Best of Soul Train includes great dance moments and performances from soul superstars such as Aretha Franklin. R (9) 2/9 2pm World African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross The Black Atlantic (1500 1800) explores the truly global experiences that created the African American people. R (World) 2/3 noon 11pm KQED + History Detectives Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, Duke Ellington Plates. R (+) 2/3 5am Monday 3 mid KQED 9 Freedom Riders: American Experience D 5am KQED + History Detectives Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, Duke Ellington Plates.
10pm KQED 9 POV American Promise follows two African American boys as they make their way through a prestigious private school. R (9) 2/4 4am; (Life) 2/4 9pm; (World) 2/6 11am Tuesday 4 4am KQED 9 POV American Promise. R (Life) 2/4 9pm; (World) 2/6 11am noon World AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Stories from Lakka Beach. 7:30pm KQED 9 Spark Michael Morgan, Brenda Way, Robert Kelley. R (9) 2/5 1:30am, 2/7 11pm, 2/8 5am Wednesday 5 1:30am KQED 9 Spark Michael Morgan, Brenda Way, Robert Kelley. R (9) 2/7 11pm, 2/8 5am 7pm KQED + This is Us Black History. R (+) 2/6 1am, 2/8 2:30pm, 2/11 12:30am Thursday 6 1am KQED + This is Us Black History. R (+) 2/8 2:30pm, 2/11 12:30am 9pm Life Highwaymen: Legends of the Road An unlikely group of black landscape painters emerged in the segregated South in the 1950s and 1960s. 10pm KQED + Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard tells the story of John Howard Griffin, who disguised himself as a black man and traveled through the South in 1959. R (9) 2/13 11pm, 2/14 5am; (+) 2/7 4am Friday 7 4am KQED + Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard R (9) 2/13 11pm, 2/14 5am 9pm KQED 9 American Masters Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth chronicles the life of the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. R (9) 2/8 3am; (Life) 2/9 8pm 11pm KQED 9 Spark Michael Morgan, Brenda Way, Robert Kelley. R (9) 2/8 5am
Saturday 8 3am KQED 9 American Masters Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth. R (Life) 2/9 8pm 5am KQED 9 Spark Michael Morgan, Brenda Way, Robert Kelley. 8am KQED 9 Travelscope South Africa On Safari! D 2pm World Independent Lens Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock examines Bates' support of nine black students to attend the all-white high school in Arkansas. D R (9) 2/10 11pm, 2/11 5am; (Life) 2/13 10pm; (World) 2/20 11am 2:30pm KQED + This is Us Black History. R (+) 2/11 12:30am 3pm World Clinton 12 James Earl Jones narrates the story of 12 black teenagers who entered an all-white school in 1958. 4pm World FRONTLINE The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela profiles the political leader credited with the reversal of apartheid in a South Africa. 5:30pm KQED + Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Southern Ethiopia Tribal Lands and Primeval People. D 11pm Life James Brown: Live in America The Godfather of Soul performs at the legendary Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA, in 1984, R (9) 2/9 3pm Sunday 9 1pm KQED 9 In Performance at the White House The Motown Sound. 2pm KQED 9 The Best of Soul Train 3pm KQED 9 James Brown: Live in America 6pm KQED 9 Truly CA: Our State, Our Stories A Lovely Day documents a group of young Oakland rappers as they embark on a six-month journey to find their voice, skills and path to healing within hip-hop culture. 7pm KQED 9 The March examines the 1963 march on Washington, its history and how it nearly did not take place. R (9) 2/10 1am 8pm World Independent Lens Soul Food Junkies examines the benefits and consequences of the African American traditional soul food diet. D R (9) 2/22 6pm; (World) 2/11 11am
10pm Life Colored Frames reflects on the last 50 years in African American art by exploring the experiences of artists. World African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross The Age of Slavery (1800 1860) illustrates how black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution. R (World) 2/10 noon 11pm KQED + History Detectives Charlie Parker Saxophone/Prison Plaque/Koranic School Book. R (+) 2/10 5am Monday 10 1am KQED 9 The March 5am KQED + History Detectives Charlie Parker Saxophone/Prison Plaque/Koranic School Book. 10pm KQED 9 Independent Lens Spies of Mississippi. The state of Mississippi formed a spy agency to preserve segregation during the 1950s and 1960s. R (9) 2/11 4am; (Life) 2/11 9pm; (World) 2/13 noon 11pm KQED 9 Independent Lens Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. D R (9) 2/11 5am; (Life) 2/13 10pm; (World) 2/20 11am Tuesday 11 12:30am KQED + This is Us Black History. 4am KQED 9 Independent Lens Spies of Mississippi. R (Life) 2/11 9pm; (World) 2/13 noon 5am KQED 9 Independent Lens Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. D R (Life) 2/13 10pm; (World) 2/20 11am noon World AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Boys of Summer. The Curacao youth baseball team faces injuries and obstacles as they try to maintain their winning streak at the Little League World Series. 7:30pm KQED 9 Spark A Sly View. Art with a sense of humor. R (9) 2/12 1:30am, 2/14 11pm, 2/15 5am 10pm Life 300 Miles to Freedom chronicles fugitive slave John W. Jones' journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad in 1844. D
11pm KQED 9 The Education of Harvey Gantt tells the story of the first African American accepted to a white college in South Carolina. R (9) 2/12 5am; (Life) 2/12 10pm KQED + POV Homegoings explores the beauty and grace of African American funerals. R (World) 2/16 8pm, 2/18 11am, 2/20 8am; (+) 2/12 5am 11:30pm KQED 9 Integrating Ole Miss: James Meredith and Beyond looks at the University of Mississippi from the midst of the Civil Rights Movement to the present. R (9) 2/12 5:30am; (Life) 2/12 10:30pm Wednesday 12 1:30am KQED 9 Spark A Sly View. R (9) 2/14 11pm, 2/15 5am 5am KQED 9 The Education of Harvey Gantt R (Life) 2/12 10pm KQED + POV Homegoings. R (World) 2/16 8pm, 2/18 11am, 2/20 8am 5:30am KQED 9 Integrating Ole Miss: James Meredith and Beyond R (Life) 2/12 10:30pm Thursday 13 10am KQED 9 Colonial Williamsburg Fieldtrips Harsh World, This World. What was slavery really like for enslaved people and their masters? 11am World Independent Lens The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights follows Whitney s journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League. R (9) 2/17 11pm, 2/18 5am; (Life) 2/18 10pm; (World) 2/18 8am, 2/19 7am, 1pm 7pm Life The Abolitionists: American Experience The Abolitionists, Part 1. Showcases William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe and other powerful abolitionist voices. D 8pm KQED + In Search of Myths and Heroes The Queen of Sheba. Clues to the truth behind the myth are found around the Red Sea from Egypt to Eritrea and Ethiopia. D R (+) 2/14 2am 11pm KQED 9 Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard R (9) 2/14 5am Friday 14 2am KQED + In Search of Myths and Heroes The Queen of Sheba. D 5am KQED 9 Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard
11pm KQED 9 Spark A Sly View. R (9) 2/15 5am Saturday 15 5am KQED 9 Spark A Sly View. 2pm World Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Part 1 follows Jack Johnson's journey into the brutal world of professional boxing in Jim Crow America. D 4pm World Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Part 2 focuses on the U.S. government's attempts to destroy Jack Johnson. D 5:30pm KQED + Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Northern Ethiopia Ancient History and Spiritual. D Sunday 16 8pm Life In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues President and Mrs. Obama host a celebration of the blues, from Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters. 9pm Life Proclamation of Hope is a symphonic concert by pianist and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis about the life of Abraham Lincoln. 10pm World African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Into the Fire (1861 1896) examines the most tumultuous and consequential period in African American history: the Civil War and the end of slavery and Reconstruction's thrilling but tragically brief "moment in the sun." R (World) 2/17 noon Monday 17 11pm KQED 9 Independent Lens The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights D R (9) 2/18 5am; (Life) 2/18 10pm; (World) 2/18 8am, 2/19 7am, 1pm Tuesday 18 5am KQED 9 Independent Lens The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights D R (Life) 2/18 10pm; (World) 2/18 8am, 2/19 7am, 1pm noon World AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange A Lot Like You. Eliaichi Kimaro is a mixed-race, first-generation American with a Tanzanian father and Korean mother. 11pm KQED 9 The Black Kungfu Experience shares the compelling stories of Kungfu's African American pioneers, including Ron Van Clief. R (9) 2/19 5am; (Life) 2/19 10pm; (World) 2/26 7am, 1pm
Wednesday 19 5am KQED 9 The Black Kungfu Experience R (Life) 2/19 10pm; (World) 2/26 7am, 1pm Saturday 22 8am KQED 9 Travelscope Mozambique, Africa. D 2pm World For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Part 1 of 2. If prevalent and accepted accounts of American History both scholarly and those portrayed by Hollywood are to be believed, the face of the United States Armed Services was white. This series finally, and for the first time, sets the record straight. 4pm World For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Part 2 of 2. 6pm KQED 9 Independent Lens Soul Food Junkies. D Sunday 23 6pm KQED 9 American Masters James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket is an in-depth portrait of James Baldwin, one of the great American authors of the 20th century. R (9) 2/24 mid 7pm KQED + Black in Latin America Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided. D R (+) 2/24 1am 8pm World Independent Lens More Than a Month. A 29-year-old African-American filmmaker is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. D R (World) 2/25 11am KQED + Black in Latin America Cuba: The Next Revolution. D R (+) 2/24 2am 9pm KQED + Black in Latin America Brazil: A Racial Paradise? D R (+) 2/24 3am 10pm World African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Making a Way Out of No Way (1897 1940) portrays the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation. R (World) 2/24 noon KQED + Black in Latin America Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet. D R (+) 2/24 4am
Monday 24 mid KQED 9 American Masters James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket. 1am KQED + Black in Latin America Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided. D 2am KQED + Black in Latin America Cuba: The Next Revolution. D 3am KQED + Black in Latin America Brazil: A Racial Paradise? D 4am KQED + Black in Latin America Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet. D Tuesday 25 noon World AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Dear Mandela. 7:30pm KQED 9 Spark West Oakland. Not everyone knows West Oakland to be an artists' community, but this episode tells the stories of artists who call this East Bay area home. R (9) 2/26 1:30am 9pm Life Independent Lens Pushing the Elephant. A mother and daughter reunite a decade after their separation during the Congolese civil war. DVI 11pm KQED 9 The Evolution of the Nation of Islam R (9) 2/26 5am; (Life) 2/26 10pm Wednesday 26 1:30am KQED 9 Spark West Oakland. 5am KQED 9 The Evolution of the Nation of Islam R (Life) 2/26 10pm 7pm KQED + This is Us Belva Davis. R (+) 2/27 1am Thursday 27 1am KQED + This is Us Belva Davis. Friday 28 10pm KQED 9 Jazz and the Philharmonic A superstar roster of award-winning jazz and classical musicians and ensembles, as well as emerging artists and rising stars, come together for an unprecedented concert in Miami, FLA.