FRIDAY – February 12
8PM | American Masters: B.B. King
Explore B.B. King’s challenging life and career through candid interviews with the “King of the Blues,” filmed shortly before his death, and fellow music stars, including Bono, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and Ringo Starr.
9PM | 2015 Charles Templeton Ragtime Jazz Festival
The Charles Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival is presented by the Mississippi State University (MSU) Libraries and the Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Music Museum as a means of enhancing the research in the area of ragtime music, increasing the awareness of the Templeton Collection housed in Mitchell Memorial Library and introducing individuals to the sounds of ragtime and jazz performed by world-renowned musicians.
Sunday – February 14
11PM | Independent Lens: "A Ballerina's Tale"
Explore the rise of Misty Copeland, who made history as the first African-American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theater. Get an intimate look at this groundbreaking dancer during a crucial period in her life.
Tuesday – February 16
7PM | Finding Your Roots: "Family Reunions"
Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop, Sean Combs and LL Cool J, through the use of DNA technology that reveals information that shakes their very foundations.
8PM | Independent Lens: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Revisit the turbulent 1960s, when a revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at its vanguard. Stanley Nelson tells the vibrant story of a pivotal movement that feels timely all over again.
Sunday – February 21
12:30PM | Our American Family: The Clarks
For generations, the Clark family of Frankford, Delaware has shown tremendous support of one another as members faced hard times with tender loyalty. Our American Family: The Clarks traces the lives of this African-American family with seven children as they employ humor, resourcefulness and respect for all to move through the Depression, WWII, and racial tension.
11:30PM | One Night In March
One Night in March is a documentary about the historical basketball game on March 15, 1963. Regarded as one of the turning points in race relations in college athletics, the game is one of the NCAA’s 25 all-time-moments in college basketball history.
Thursday – February 25
10PM | Our American Family: The Clarks
For generations, the Clark family of Frankford, Delaware has shown tremendous support of one another as members faced hard times with tender loyalty. Our American Family: The Clarks traces the lives of this African-American family with seven children as they employ humor, resourcefulness and respect for all to move through the Depression, WWII, and racial tension.
Friday – February 26
8PM | In Performance at the White House: Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles
Renowned and up-and-coming artists perform the music of Ray Charles at the White House.
9PM | American Masters: Fats Domino
Discover how Fats Domino’s brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues became rock ’n’ roll. As popular in the 1950s as Elvis Presley, Domino suffered degradations in the pre-civil rights South and aided integration through his influential music.
Monday – February 29
9PM | Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band is a story of tragedy and triumph seen through the eyes of a prodigy. From World War I through the Vietnam War, from the birth of jazz to the height of rock and roll, we journey the 20th century through the lens of one of its leading musical innovators who is determined to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender.
