We honor our neighborhood all yr spherical, but it surely feels particularly vital to acknowledge our accomplishments in February, the month chosen by Carter G. Woodson to have fun Black Historical past Month in honor of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. From a reimagining of the ground-breaking Eyes on the Prize documentary to the stunning younger Determine Skating in Harlem individuals, the exhibits under have fun how our folks have, and at all times will likely be, a pressure of authority and achievement, with a wholesome dose of audaciousness thrown in.
Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise: Reside at Chautauqua (February 11, PBS) Celebrating the a hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the New York-based Chautauqua Establishment, this one-hour PBS documentary presents the musician’s most formidable works.
Harlem Ice (February 12, Disney+) This five-part documentary sequence follows the ladies of Determine Skating in Harlem getting ready for competitions, performances and life-changing world experiences. Determine Skating in Harlem is a groundbreaking group making historical past as the primary on the earth to create complete skating-based alternatives for Black women, color-breaking the ice ceiling and having access to a world stage.
On TV: A Black Historical past Month Particular (February 17, CBS and Paramount+): Leisure Tonight hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner narrate viewers via a number of the best TV moments that includes Black expertise, from Sanford and Son to The Neighborhood and the highly-anticipated and first Black hour-long cleaning soap opera sequence Past the Gates.
Eyes on the Prize: We Who Consider in Freedom Can’t Relaxation 1977-2015 (February 25, HBO and MAX): The famed Eyes on the Prize presents a brand new six-part anthology sequence that illuminates the daring tales of individuals and communities who proceed to work for fairness and racial justice. Felony justice reform, Louis Farrakhan, the AIDS disaster, affirmative motion and extra.
