Friday 02/03/12, 8PM, EVENING EXCHANGE 2011: A LOOK AT THE MLK MEMORIAL CELEBRAT

It was the day a dream came true ? a thirty foot high mass of granite dedicated on the National Mall to honor the life, mission and historic achievements of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Actor and Activist, Erik Todd Dellums joins host, Cassandra Clayton to reflect on the memorial celebrations and also discuss how this relates to today?s society and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Saturday 02/04/12, 8PM, INDEPENDENT LENS: HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG?

This mini-series chronicles the unprecedented international movement of citizen activists who fought for three decades to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa when their governments would not. Long one of South Africa's most important and powerful allies, the United States becomes a key battleground in the anti-apartheid movement as African-Americans lead the charge to change the government's policy toward the apartheid regime.

Sunday 02/05/12, 8PM, FOR LOVE OF LIBERTY: THE STORY OF AMERICA'S BLACK

As World War II rages more than one million two hundred thousand African Americans fight for victory and yet, none are awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. At the end of the 20th century, the United States Armed Forces are under the command of a black general. For African Americans, the struggle for equality is far from over, yet in 2009 the nation inaugurates its first Black Commander In Chief.

Monday 02/06/12, 8PM,MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: SMALL ISLAND - PART ONE

This mini-series, adapted from the award-winning 2004 novel, stars Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "White Teeth") as Hortense, a young ambitious Jamaican woman thrust into the grit of 1940s post-war London.

Tuesday 02/07/12, 8PM, CONVERSATION WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.

This lively hour-long interview program was produced by The HistoryMakers, the nation's largest African American video oral history archive. The program provides an interesting and rarely seen inside look into the life and career of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. A native of West Virginia, Gates returns to his birth state to share his story with CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux.

Wednesday 02/08/12, 8PM, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: AVETT BROTHERS/HEARTLESS BASTARDS

Rising roots rock kings the Avett Brothers perform songs from their latest album, I and Love and You. Ohio-to-Austin transplants Heartless Bastards follow with their classic rock 'n' roll.

Thursday 02/09/12, 8PM, AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE: RISEUP

Reggae Underground is a journey into the heart of Jamaica - the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of Reggae.In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music and appearances by legends Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.
  • It was the day a dream came true ? a thirty foot high mass of granite dedicated on the National Mall to honor the life, mission and historic achievements of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Actor and Activist, Erik Todd Dellums joins host, Cassandra Clayton to reflect on the memorial celebrations and also discuss how this relates to today?s society and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • This mini-series chronicles the unprecedented international movement of citizen activists who fought for three decades to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa when their governments would not. Long one of South Africa's most important and powerful allies, the United States becomes a key battleground in the anti-apartheid movement as African-Americans lead the charge to change the government's policy toward the apartheid regime.
  • As World War II rages more than one million two hundred thousand African Americans fight for victory and yet, none are awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. At the end of the 20th century, the United States Armed Forces are under the command of a black general. For African Americans, the struggle for equality is far from over, yet in 2009 the nation inaugurates its first Black Commander In Chief.
  • This mini-series, adapted from the award-winning 2004 novel, stars Naomie Harris (
  • This lively hour-long interview program was produced by The HistoryMakers, the nation's largest African American video oral history archive. The program provides an interesting and rarely seen inside look into the life and career of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. A native of West Virginia, Gates returns to his birth state to share his story with CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux.
  • Rising roots rock kings the Avett Brothers perform songs from their latest album, I and Love and You. Ohio-to-Austin transplants Heartless Bastards follow with their classic rock 'n' roll.
  • Reggae Underground is a journey into the heart of Jamaica - the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of Reggae.In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music and appearances by legends Lee

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