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EXPLORE GBH
FEBRUARY 2021
TUR BU L E N T T I ME S T U RN ED AN ART IS T IN TO A HERO. Premiering Mon, 2/15 at 9pm GBH 2 and GBH Passport EXPLORE GBH | FEB 2021
INSIDE
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CONSIDER THIS
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DON’T MISS
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HIDDEN GEMS
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DRAMA
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JOURNALISM
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SCIENCE
Meet Cameo George, Sample something For Black History Travel to Denmark in Doctors get Could there be
GBH’s new executive new from GBH Month, meet people the 1920s for a stay at personal about signs of ancient
producer for who challenge the Seaside Hotel life on the front life on Mars?
AMERICAN society’s lines
EXPERIENCE expectations
of them.
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FOR KIDS
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HISTORY
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MEMBERS
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COVER STORY
Chef Kevin Belton & CULTURE MATTER Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the meaning
serves up Crescent Witness the story of Leadership Circle and music of the Black Church
City fare Marian Anderson’s members make
historic performance GBH programming
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chemistry tributions of Black 23 DONOR PATHWAYS
HISTORY
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our Member Hotline, email us (see above) or write: temporary and historical perspectives. all races and classes. Racism and segrega-
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PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 more than three decades. Last year, in 1921 when white mobs attacked the
openvault.wgbh.org Cameo George joined GBH as our new neighborhood, killing as many as 300
Visit The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece executive producer for AMERICAN Black residents. Our film features some
Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection
EXPERIENCE, and I recently spoke with of the last recorded eyewitness accounts
her about the importance of history and from survivors. Last year, forensic
EXPLORE GBH representation in public media: experts were brought in to search for
mass graves of Black victims. There’s an
Editor Christine Casatelli JA: How do you view history? Black active, but controversial, conversation
Contributors Ron Bachman, Sam Brewer, History Month? happening in Tulsa right now around
Jack Callahan, Mary Crotty, Andrea Morris,
CG: History helps us make sense of the atonement and reparations. Being able to
Daphne Northrop, Seeta Pai, Mindy Todd
world we’re living in. It’s a critical teach- pull this film out of the “vault” for
Designers Tong-Mei Chan, Bill Miller
ing tool. It’s also a source of inspiration. rebroadcast is a reminder of the unique
Production Manager Heidi Lewis
Seeing stories about ordinary people legacy of the series.
Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy who became catalysts for change is
Senior Creative Director Piper Rankine empowering. I love Black History Month. JA: What changes are you planning
Photo Research Leah Weisse African American history touches every for AMERICAN EXPERIENCE?
Director of Editorial Resources Barbara Ayotte part of American life, so there are con- CG: I love this series and am in awe of the
Vice President of Communications stantly new stories being unearthed. That dedicated team. One of my top priorities
and Government Relations Jeanne Hopkins said, I hope we get to a place where the is to open the door to a wider pool of
history of any and every group that’s ever diverse filmmakers. We have a responsi-
February 2021 Volume 31, Number 2, felt left out is seamlessly woven into the bility to show that American history
(ISSN 2152-7458) (USPS 0008-188). Copyright 2021.
everyday conversation. belongs to all of us, and we should all be a
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DON’T MISS
cool
things
1 INDEPENDENT LENS/MR. SOUL!
Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! During
the civil rights movement, one Black pioneer reconceived a
Harlem Renaissance and ushered giants and rising stars of
Black American culture onto national television. Ellis Haizlip
(center) created the groundbreaking PBS series SOUL!, which
became one of the most culturally significant television shows
in U.S. history.
Mon (2/22) at 10pm on GBH 2, Tue (2/23) at 12pm on GBH 44,
Fri (2/26) at 9pm on GBH 2
2 FRONTLINE/I’M NOT A MONSTER PODCAST
Secrets, lies and lasting consequences. For the past four
years, journalist Josh Baker has been trying to uncover the
truth about an American family’s journey from
Indiana to the Islamic State group’s caliphate
and back. A new podcast series from
FRONTLINE and BBC Panorama shares the
complicated story of a father, a mother and
their son. Was it complicity or survival?
3 OPEN STUDIO WITH JARED BOWEN
Venture inside the creative process with Open Studio with
Jared Bowen, a GBH arts and culture series offering a blend
of profiles, performance and contemporary exhibitions. The
Emmy award-winning host takes viewers to the sets, studios
and stages of artists making a splash on the national scene and
right here in Boston. See the latest episodes.
Fridays at 8:30pm on GBH 2, Sundays at 10:30am on GBH 2,
Sun (2/7, 2/14, 2/21) at 11:30am, 5:30pm on GBH 44
4 THE CRYPTANALYST WHO BROUGHT DOWN
THE MOB
This new web comic from GBH’s AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
tells the little-known story of how pioneering cryptanalyst
Elizebeth Friedman brought down international drug rings and
BLACK
HISTORY
liquor smugglers in the 1930s through her decrypts and brave
MONTH courtroom testimony. She would go on to
smash Nazi spy rings and, with her husband,
PODCAST the legendary cryptographer William
Friedman, help develop the codebreaking
PASSPORT methods that laid the foundation for the
National Security Agency.
NEWSLETTER
GAME
DIGITAL
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HIDDEN GEMS
Defying Expectations
F or Black History Month, here are four stories of people—past and present—who challenge society’s
assumptions and expectations of them.
a thousand Black businesses, homes and public buildings. But
as this film recounts, that wasn’t the end of the story: Surviving
residents of “Black Wall Street” chose to rebuild the district
into a vital community that continued to thrive for decades.
GBH Senior Director Korla – Fri (2/12) at 8pm on GBH
of Programming WORLD – I’m a sucker for quirky tales
Ron Bachman digs of old Hollywood, and this one’s a
deep into our TV doozy. John Roland Redd, an African
program offerings American from Columbia, Missouri,
to highlight AMERICAN EXPERIENCE/Goin’ Back to migrated to Hollywood in 1939 and
noteworthy shows T-Town – Mon (2/8) at 9pm on GBH 2, reinvented himself as a musician from
that you might Wed (2/10) at 1pm on GBH 44, Sun (2/14) at India in the early days of television.
otherwise overlook. 9pm on GBH 44 – When HBO’s 2019 His life was one of talent, determina-
Watchmen series recreated the 1921 tion, ingenuity and racial pass-
massacre in the African American ing, a story not fully revealed
Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, until after his death in
it propelled back into public awareness 1998.
one of the most devastating incidents in
Independent Lens/
the history of U.S. race relations. Over
Women in Blue – Mon (2/8) at
two days, a white mob killed hundreds of
10pm on GBH 2 – Minneapolis Police Chief Janée Harteau, the
Black residents and destroyed more than
city’s first female chief, works to remake the MPD by getting rid
of corrupt officers, retraining the rest and demanding account-
ability. She also recruits more women and promotes them into
leadership at every level. But when the fatal shooting of an
unarmed woman by a police officer stuns the city, Harteau is
forced to resign. The new male chief appoints only men as his
top brass, threatening the gains of women on the force. This
film follows three policewomen from different ranks as they
fight for gender equality, convinced that it’s one key to reducing
police violence.
Heard – Wed (2/24) at 7pm on GBH WORLD – News coverage
offers a steady stream of stories showing violence, gangs
and drugs in America’s public housing projects that obscures
the unique, compelling and varied personal experiences of the
residents living there. This new documentary captures the
inspiring stories of four people who grew up in “the projects,”
surviving and thriving in spite of—and often because of—the
challenges they’ve had to overcome.
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
MASTERPIECE
Marathon
Mark your calendar for
three new episodes in one
magnificent evening of
MASTERPIECE. Eliza
Scarlet (Kate Phillips,
top) is hired by a death
photographer who makes
a surprising discovery
about her late father in
Miss Scarlet and the
Seaside Hotel Duke. James Herriot
This six-part tragicomedy, in Danish with English subtitles, is (Nicholas Ralph,
a breezy tale set in 1920s Denmark at a remote hotel located on middle) volunteers
the beautiful shoreline of the North Sea during Europe’s harsh to be the official
economic crisis. The regulars and local staff get caught up in veterinarian at
the ebb and flow of optimism and calamity as the world sits on the Darrowby
the brink of disaster. Available for binge streaming on GBH Show in All
Passport starting Thu (2/11). Creatures Great and Small,
Wed (2/17, 2/24) at 10pm on GBH 44 and in The Long Song,
overseer Robert Goodwin
takes revenge against a
MASTERPIECE EMAIL NEWSLETTER rebellion of field hands, to
Be the first to find out about every- the horror of Miss July
thing to do with MASTERPIECE (Tamara Lawrance, left).
Miss Scarlet and the Duke,
when you sign up for the MASTERPIECE
Memento Mori
email newsletter. Get the
Sun (2/7) at 8pm on GBH 2
latest schedule news, new
show announcements, All Creatures Great and Small,
drama
exclusive show content Episode Five
and sweepstakes offers! Sun (2/7) at 9pm on GBH 2
The Long Song,
Episode Two
MASTERPIECE
Sun (2/7) at 10pm on GBH 2
Baptiste
Tchéky Karyo
revives his role as more drama
French detective
Vienna Blood
Julien Baptiste in
Mon (2/1, 2/8) at 10:30pm on GBH 44
this spinoff of the
MASTERPIECE series The Missing. The Coroner
While visiting his daughter in Wednesdays at 8pm on GBH 44
Amsterdam, Baptiste becomes drawn into Professor T
a missing person’s case that may be con- Wed (2/3) at 10pm on GBH 44
nected to a human trafficking ring. Tom
Hollander (The Night Manager) and The Musketeers
Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) round Thu (2/4, 2/11, 2/18) at 9pm on GBH 44
Thu (2/25) at 10pm on GBH 44
out the cast in this exciting six-part crime
drama.
Mon (2/15, 2/22) at 10:30pm on GBH 44
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FOR THE RECORD
Basic Black
Originally called Say Brother in 1968,
Basic Black is the longest running
program on public television focusing
on the interests of communities of color.
Now hosted by Callie Crossley, the
program features insightful panel dis-
cussions across geographic borders and generational lines. Each
episode includes conversations on topics ranging from the arts
to social justice.
Fridays at 7:30pm on GBH 2
Sundays at 8:30am on GBH 44
LOCAL, USA
Pandemic19
This short documentary captures the stories of three American
doctors on the front lines of the pandemic from their own per-
sonal video journals. As the days unfold, they check in and
record their fears, hopes, challenges and
journalism
triumphs—laying bare their emotional
reflections of this historic outbreak.
Visualize the chaos that surrounds them
as they care for a growing number of
COVID-19 patients with no end in sight.
Mon (2/1) at 9pm on GBH WORLD
FRONTLINE
China’s
COVID Secrets
FRONTLINE investigates the untold
story of the beginning of the coronavirus
pandemic and the way China responded
to the deadly outbreak. Chinese scien-
tists and doctors, international disease
experts and health officials reveal missed
opportunities to suppress the spread of
COVID-19 and share lessons for the
world on how to keep a highly contagious
disease contained.
INDEPENDENT LENS Tue (2/2) at 10pm on GBH 2
Wed (2/3) at 9pm on GBH WORLD
Tell Them We Are Rising—
The Story of Black Colleges more journalism
and Universities Greater Boston
In honor of Black History Month, celebrate the significant role Mon–Fri at 7pm on GBH 2
that historically Black colleges and universities have played in Fridays at 8:30pm on GBH 44
American culture and in our national identity. From award- Sundays at 8am on GBH 44
winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, this documentary is devoted Washington Week
to those who promoted education as a way to advance civil rights Fridays at 8pm on GBH 44
in the face of intolerance and injustice. Witness the power of Sundays at 9am on GBH 44
these institutions of higher learning to create leaders and trans-
form lives. The Laura Flanders Show
Wed (2/17) at 8:30pm on GBH WORLD Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 11am on GBH 44
America ReFramed/Personal Statement
Thu (2/18) at 10pm on GBH 2
Mon (2/22) at 1pm on GBH 44
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DISCOVERY ZONE
NATURE
Pumas:
Legends of the
Ice Mountains
Among the massive mountains of
Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park,
condors soar while graceful guanacos
roam and pink flamingoes strut. But make no mistake—this is
the domain of the powerful puma. Follow a female in her
prime, the mother of four cubs, as she hunts and teaches her
young how to live in this extraordinary landscape.
Wed (2/3) at 8pm on GBH 2, Thu (2/4) at
12pm on GBH 44, Sat (2/6) at 12pm,
10pm on GBH 44, Sun (2/7)
at 3pm on GBH 2
NOVA NATURE
Mars 2020 Big Bend
Scientists are about to get one step closer to knowing what, if any- The legendary Rio
thing, has lived on Mars. Pinpointing signs of ancient life will require Grande River cuts deep
a closer look, and that’s where NASA’s newest robotic canyons between the
geologist, a rover named Perseverance, comes in. United States and Mexico, creating
Travel across space and see history in the making. exceptional landscapes in the largest
Wed (2/24) at 9pm on GBH 2 protected area of its kind in North
Thu (2/25) at 1pm on GBH 44 America. The most remote corner of this
infamous borderland is known as Big
Bend, a vast unspoiled wonderland of
serene beauty. Venture in for a look at
some of America’s most glorious scenery
science
and wildlife.
Wed (2/10) at 8pm on GBH 2, Thu (2/11)
at 12pm on GBH 44, Sat (2/13) at 12pm on
GBH 44, Sun (2/14) at 3pm on GBH 2
more science
Nature/Pandas: Born to be Wild
Wed (2/17) at 8pm on GBH 2
Thu (2/18) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sat (2/20) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sun (2/21) at 3pm on GBH 2
Windows to the Wild
Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 4:30pm on GBH 44
Europe’s New Wild
Discover the inspiring story of the wild rebirth of a continent. This four-part series
reveals the spectacular resurgence of nature across Europe’s most varied and breathtaking
landscapes. From the frozen Arctic to majestic mountains and abundant river wetlands,
witness the inspirational story of wildlife finding its way back home.
The Missing Lynx Return of the Titans The Land of Snow and Ice
Wed (2/3) at 10pm on GBH 2 Wed (2/10) at 10pm on GBH 2 Wed (2/17) at 10pm on GBH 2
Sat (2/6) at 7pm on GBH 44 Sat (2/13) at 7pm on GBH 44 Sat (2/20) at 7pm on GBH 44
Sun (2/7) at 2pm on GBH 2 Sun (2/14) at 2pm on GBH 2 Sun (2/21) at 2pm on GBH 2
Europe’s Amazon
Wed (2/24) at 10pm on GBH 2
8 EXPLORE GBH | FEB 2021JUST KIDS
Molly
of Denali
Tag along with
10-year-old Alaska
native Molly
Mabray, her family,
her dog Suki and her friends Tooey and
PINKALICIOUS AND PETERRIFIC
Trini on their daily adventures. This
Cupid Calls It Quits month watch five live-action shorts
featuring kid experts on topics they are
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Pinkalicious and Peter in an passionate about, including beekeeping,
all-new hourlong special. When the sister and brother befriend pasta making, the deep ocean, clocks
Cupid, he offers them a trade: He’ll become a real kid, while and ballet. Available for viewing on PBS
Pinkalicious becomes Cupid for the day—with help from Peter. Kids Video App, PBS Kids YouTube and
Things seem pinkatastic until they run out of Cupid’s “love is in pbskids.org/molly.
the air” spray. How will they be able to spread love across
Pinkville?
Mon (2/8) at 8am, 11:30am,
3pm on GBH 2
All-New Episodes
of Kid Favorites
Tune in this month for new episodes of Xavier Riddle and
the Secret Museum and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Travel
back in time with Xavier and the gang to see how young
sprinter Wilma Rudolph and physician Jonas Salk
became the heroes they are. The newest of Clifford’s big
ideas will give you a lot to chew on!
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Mon (2/1) and Tue (2/2) at 8:30am on GBH 2 and 7pm on GBH Kids
Clifford the Big Red Dog
for kids
Mon (2/15) at 9:30am on GBH Kids and 12:30pm on GBH 2
GAME AND VIDEO FROM TEAM HAMSTER!
There’s a leaky pipe in the school library. If the hamsters
don’t act fast, the water could ruin all the comic books! Watch
and play to save the day in Splash Dash, the newest game-video
combo from Team Hamster! Explore everyday tools
to move water in creative ways, and
even visit a hamster pool party.
Available on the PBS Kids Games
and Video Apps.
more for kids
Elinor Wonders Why
Mon–Fri at 10:30am on GBH 2
Dinosaur Train
Mon–Fri at 12pm on GBH 2
Nature Cat
Saturdays at 8am on GBH 44
Wild Kratts
Saturdays at 9:30am on GBH 44
EXPLORE GBH | FEB 2021 9HOME AND AWAY
ASK THIS
OLD HOUSE
Precast
Concrete,
New Lamp
Post
Host Kevin O’Connor (center), general contractor Tom
Silva and other experts in plumbing, heating and landscaping
make personal house calls, guiding viewers through home
improvement tips and techniques. In this episode, see the
Bare Feet with pros carefully walk through each step of installing precast
concrete steps and replacing an old front lamp post with a
Mickela Mallozzi, new one.
Thu (2/4) at 8:30pm on GBH 2, Fri (2/5) at 12:30pm on GBH 44,
Season Four Sat (2/6) at 5:30pm on GBH 2
Emmy Award-winning host Mickela
Mallozzi (center) kicks off a fourth
season of travel, one dance at a
time. Her adventures reveal the
No
traditional side of every culture
while connecting her with the
Passport
local community through
artistic expression. In the
Required
Binge on daily epi-
Guadeloupe Islands, she
sodes of No Passport
learns the rhythms of the
Required as chef
Gwo-Ka drum and witnesses
Marcus Samuelsson visits cities
the power of honoring
across America for a taste of each loca-
ancestors.
tion’s culture and community. During a
Wed (2/24) at 5pm
whirlwind tour of Greater Boston, he
on GBH Create
eats Portuguese chowder with halibut on
a fishing boat and stops by a Portuguese
marketplace to try a cod recipe.
living
Sun (2/7) through Thu (2/11) at 9pm
on GBH Create
Kevin Belton’s more living
on the weekend
New Orleans Celebrations Simply Ming
Just in time for Mardi Gras, New Orleans-born chef Kevin
Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 2pm on GBH 2
Belton embarks on a tasty tour of the Crescent City to explore Sun (2/7, 2/14, 2/21) at 2pm on GBH 44
the diverse mix of cultures that make up its distinctive cuisine.
In this episode, sample ham croquettes with pear pepper America’s Test Kitchen
dipping sauce, pulled pork slaw sandwiches and Asian beef Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 3pm on GBH 2
skewers. So good! Classic Woodworking
Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 11am on GBH 2 Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 4:30pm on GBH 2
Weekends with Yankee
Sun (2/7, 2/14, 2/21) at 11am on GBH 2
Tastemakers
Sun (2/7, 2/14, 2/21) at 3:30pm on GBH 44
10 EXPLORE GBH | FEB 2021THEN AND NOW
Africa with
Ade Adepitan
TV presenter and accomplished wheel-
chair basketball player Ade Adepitan sets
out on a mission to change people’s precon-
ceptions of Africa. Follow Adepitan in this
four-part series as he explores complex
cultures, people and food during his journey through Senegal
and Ivory Coast to Nigeria, the country of his birth. Along the
way, he reveals how modern Africa is changing and where its
future may be headed.
Fridays at 1pm on GBH 44
Sat (2/6, 2/13, 2/20) at 9pm on GBH 44
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Voice of Freedom
During the era of racial segregation,
contralto Marian Anderson was
barred from performing at
Constitution Hall by the Daughters ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
of the American Revolution,
causing Eleanor Roosevelt to Celebrating
resign in protest. Then on
Easter Sunday in 1939, Black Americana
Anderson performed ANTIQUES ROADSHOW celebrates
a critically acclaimed Black History Month with a special
open-air concert on hourlong program devoted to Black
the steps of the Lincoln Americana. Highlights include an 1821
Memorial before a crowd of U.S. citizenship certificate for George
more than 75,000 people and Barker, a free man of color, and an
a radio audience in the millions. African American beauty book written
This film celebrates that land- by Madam C.J. Walker, the first female
mark moment. self-made millionaire in America.
Mon (2/15) at 9pm on GBH 2 Mon (2/1) at 9pm on GBH 2
Tue (2/16) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sun (2/21) at 8pm on GBH 44
more history & culture
In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl
Fri (2/5, 2/12) at 9pm on GBH 2
John Lewis: Get in the Way
Tue (2/9) at 1pm on GBH 44
Al Capone: Icon
Tue (2/9) at 9pm on GBH 2
Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First
Responders
Love Me Fri (2/12) at 10pm on GBH 2
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The Black Church:
A Story of Grace
and Survival
F or many, the Black Church has been the heartbeat
of the African American experience through its
places of worship, from prayer houses and camp
meetings to store-front structures and
mega-churches.
But for others, it
has been so much
more: a sanctuary
for the marginal-
ized, a haven for
social justice and
a source for cul-
tural gifts shared
around the
world—including
the soulful voices
of preachers and
the sublime
sounds of gospel
music.
“No social insti-
tution in the Black
community is more central and important than the Black
Church,” said Henry Louis Gates, Jr., executive producer, writer
and host of The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.
In his two-part series, the Harvard scholar explores the 400-year
story of the Black Church and the vital role it has played as a positive
force for African American survival, resilience, grace and solidarity.
One message is clear: The Black Church is not a
monolith. “Black Christianity has a rich, complex and While
nuanced history, with common roots but many branches,” researching the
Gates said. “For our purposes, we’ve gathered those film, Gates said he
branches together under the rubric of ‘The Black Church’ discovered a number
while respecting and analyzing the differences within it.” of surprising revelations.
The four-hour documentary looks at Black churches For example, scholars today
as a world within a world, where Black Americans could estimate that as many as 20% of
be themselves. “The Black Church was the first institu- Africans who were brought to North
tion built by Black people and run independent of white America on slave ships during the trans-
society in America,” Gates said. In the process, it became Atlantic trade were practicing Muslims. “Not only that, but
the epicenter of the freedom struggle that revolutionized the King of Kongo on the continent had converted to Roman
the United States across slavery and abolition, Catholicism in the year 1491, which was even before Columbus set
Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the Great Migration, and foot in our hemisphere,” he said.
the civil rights movement. “Now we know that they not only brought their faith practices
with them but that those practices also included the major
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On the Road
to Salvation
T o make The Black Church: This is Our
Story, This is Our Song Henry Louis
Gates, Jr. traveled to 15 churches across
the country—from California to the
Midwest, south to Texas and Georgia to
his hometown of Piedmont, West
Virginia.
In all, he conducted 62 interviews
with noted scholars, public figures and
religious leaders, including talk show
host Oprah Winfrey, singer-songwriter
John Legend, singer and actress
Jennifer Hudson, Presiding Bishop of
The Episcopal Church Michael Curry,
the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. William
Barber II, scholar Cornel West, gospel
legends Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams
and BeBe Winans, and many more.
American experi-
ence for a broad
audience, which
includes his Emmy
Award-winning film
The African
Americans: Many
Rivers to Cross.
“Making this series
—to my amazement,
it’s my 23rd film—
has been a dream of mine since I first attended services as
a child in Piedmont, West Virginia,” he said. Gates ends
the series with a moving pilgrimage to that same church,
where he tells members of the faith community there
about a vow he made to God as a 12-year-old boy when his
mother had a health scare that nearly took her life.
“This is a deeply personal series for me,” he said. “My
religions that
only sadness is that my parents aren’t here to watch this
had already
one with me. Perhaps they’d be as surprised as I am that
arrived in Africa
audiences will actually hear me singing on film.”
centuries before,”
It is that combination between the epic and the intimate
Gates said. “It underscores
that sets this series apart, Gates said. “I’m incredibly
an important point we want to
grateful for the opportunity to tell the history of the Black
make in the film: that the process
Church in this way,” he said. “This is truly our story and
of religious formation in America was
our song.”
not a break from the African past,” he said.
“The spiritual elements Black people carried with them
from Africa provided the foundation for what would become
Black Christianity.” The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
With The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, Episode One Episode Two
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icking up where he left off in NOVA’s popular special, Hunting
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find the key molecules and chemical reactions that have paved
the way for human civilization, life and the universe as we know it. Along
the way, he uncovers the simple principles that produce an incredible
diversity of matter. He took a moment to reflect on the new three-part
NOVA series Beyond the Elements:
Tell us about the show. What impact do you hope this
It’s a three-part miniseries—I guess series has?
you’d call it a microseries—that dives I would love for it to join the original
into some of the coolest and most show as an evergreen tool for science
amazing reactions between atoms and teachers all over the world!
molecules. Some of them are Nature’s
Why is science so inscrutable to
handiwork, like the molecules that put
so many?
the heat in hot peppers. Some of them
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venom in killer snails. We delve into I think it boils down to fear of the
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from—like concrete and plastic—and it’s familiar. Nobody rages against the NOVA/Beyond the Elements
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humor is—shall we say—not a traditional similar in one key way: They both permit
NOVA ingredient. Some longtime view- creativity but within a strict set of rules.
So many scientists are also musical— What do you think is the next new break-
ers don’t think it belongs in a science
there’s got to be some connection in the through in science and technology?
documentary. So, we’re always trying to
find that balance. brain. I spent 10 years conducting and Machine learning and artificial intelligence
arranging Broadway shows right out of show tremendous promise. Self-driving cars
college. These days, I still play and write are coming along nicely. America’s return to
a lot—for example, I’m the host of the space aboard our own rockets shows spec-
Technical Emmy Awards every year, and tacular promise. Whatever the breakthrough
I always perform an opening number at is, I sure hope that NOVA—and I—are there
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Extending Black History
throughout the Year
Executive Director
of Education
T he designation of February as Black
History Month has become increas-
ingly contentious among educators.
Using clips from GBH’s AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE, we’ve produced several
classroom resources that reflect the
Seeta Pai spotlights While advocates argue that dedicating a Black characters and nuanced stories
how GBH Education month to Black contributions is critical that have shaped America’s past and
is making an impact to balance out many mainstream narra- present.
in classrooms and tives, critics argue that the designation • Chasing the Moon resources
communities locally excuses the absence of Black people explore the experiences and challenges
and nationally. during the rest of the school year. of Ed Dwight, the nation’s first Black
Perhaps the best solution is to cele- astronaut trainee, and resources for
brate Black History Month and integrate The Vote delve into the tensions
the contributions and narratives of Black between race and gender.
communities into curricula throughout
the year—and not just in history class. • The African Americans: Many
Rivers to Cross is a PBS LearningMedia
Here are some resources that GBH
collection of videos and lesson plans
Education (and others in the larger pub-
based on WNET’s groundbreaking series
lic media system) has developed with,
in which Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores
for and about Black communities:
Black cultural institutions, political
strategies and religious and social per-
spectives, past and present.
• In the teacher webinar Teach
Diverse Stories with Primary
Sources and Artifacts, Brenna Greer,
Ph.D., an associate professor of history
at Wellesley College, and Marcus Walker,
a Boston social studies teacher, discuss
how to use artifacts to bring diverse
perspectives into the history classroom.
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RESPOND, INCLUDE, REPRESENT
The Importance
of Learning History
B renna Greer, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Wellesley
College, reflects on history, the internet and media literacy. Greer has
advised GBH in producing history content on PBS LearningMedia.
What is your area of specialty, and Why do you believe history is an
what drew you to it? important discipline for students?
I study how people of color—and other History teaches students to think in terms
marginalized groups—have pursued their of relationship, to instinctively survey the
rights after World War II. As a person of landscape for—and question—relation-
color and scholar, I have real questions ships between people, forces or trends,
about whether racial equality is possible structures of power and social meaning.
within the society of mass consumer capi-
talism that now characterizes the United
States and encourages—indeed requires—
inequity. Educator Spotlight
How has the explosion of information Name: Alysha Butler
on the internet affected you and your Role: U.S. history and African American studies
students? teacher
This information explosion allows access Organization: District of Columbia Public Schools
to many more sources, which is obviously
How educator works with GBH: Alysha Butler works with the GBH
beneficial. My students have so much more
Education social studies team as a teacher adviser. Recently, she discussed
to draw on in their learning and research.
the role of Black women in the suffrage movement in a GBH webinar.
However, the mountains of information
available, much of which is unvetted, Years teaching: 20
requires that students be quite sophisticat- Favorite teaching tip: Be enlightening and purposeful, and urge students
ed in culling for veracity. Working with his- to place themselves in someone else’s shoes and help them see current
torical sources is an excellent way to learn events and their surroundings differently. Art, media and music are your
how different artifacts and assemblages of friends. Incorporate them into your lessons.
artifacts lead to different interpretations of What I’m reading right now: Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom.
the past. This may help students under- Rereading Elaine Welteroth’s More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who
stand how the myriad “news” sources now You Are (No Matter What They Say).
available have led to increasingly diverg-
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12 44 Washington Week Greater Boston Firing Line with M. Hoover Frontline Iraq’s Assassins POV Shorts Cherish
FRI World Korla Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story PBS NewsHour
Create America’s Test Kitchen Dishing with Julia Child New Orleans Celebrations New Orleans Cooking New Orleans Celebrations New Orleans Celebrations
2 Masterpiece Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Memento Mori Masterpiece All Creatures Great and Small, Episode Five Masterpiece The Long Song, Episode Two
13 44 Nova Beyond the Elements, Indestructible Africa with Ade Adepitan Episode Two Bare Feet with M. Mallozzi Bare Feet with M. Mallozzi
SAT World American Experience Goin’ Back to T-Town Independent Lens Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code America ReFramed Pahokee
Create Confucius Was a Foodie Best of the Joy of Painting Best of the Joy of Painting Richard Bangs’ Adventures
2 Masterpiece Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Cell 99 Masterpiece All Creatures Great and Small, A Cure for All Ills Masterpiece The Long Song, Episode Three
14 44 Love Me as I Am American Experience Goin’ Back to T-Town American Masters Maya Angelou
SUN World Nature Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas Finding Your Roots The Shirts on Their Backs Finding Your Roots Black Like Me
Create Confucius Was a Foodie New Orleans Celebrations New Orleans Cooking Rick Steves Rome
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