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Cynopsis Media Special: 2014Black History Month Programming Guide
02.04.14

By Lynn Leahey


The February celebration of the contributions and achievements of African-Americans started in 1926, to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Fifty years later, February was officially recognized as Black History Month by President Gerald Ford, who asked the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Television is doing its part, with special events and programming throughout the month.

Tuesday, February 4
BET: Being Mary Jane (new episode) at 10p
Music Choice: Primed (VOD)
Sony Movie Channel: All the Young Men at 10p, A Raisin in the Sun at 11:35p
VH1: Finding the Funk (documentary) at 10p

Wednesday, February 5
TV One: Unsung – The Manhattans at 10p
World: P.O.V. 2615: American Promise at 7p

Thursday, February 6
ASPiRE: Assault At Westpoint: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker at 8p and 11p
HISTORY: Honor Deferred (special) at 8a, A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day (special) at 9a
Lifetime: The Real Gabby Douglas (documentary) at 10p, Biography: Beyonce (documentary) at 11p
WE tv: Braxton Family Values at 9p, SWV Reunited at 10p

Friday, February 7
PBS: American Masters  Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth at 9p
World: Education of Harvey Gantt at 6p and 9p, One Night In March at 6:30p and 9:30p

Saturday, February 8
ASPiRE: Black College Quiz at 9a
TV One: Hello Beautiful Interludes Live: Toni Braxton and Babyface at 10p

Sunday, February 9
BET: Lift Every Voice at 10a
Bounce TV: The Color Purple at 7:30p, The Jackie Robinson Story at 11p, A Defining Moment at 1a
World: African Americans Many Rivers to Cross 102: The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) at 9p

Monday, February 10
MOVIES!: White Knights and Tap at 8p
PBS: Independent Lens: Spies of Mississippi at 10p
Smithsonian: MLK: The Assassination Tapes at 8p
UP: Color of Love: Jacey’s Story at 8p
UP VOD:  For Richer Or Poorer (new episodes airing)
World: Independent Lens 1405: Soul Food Junkies at 7p, Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 605: Boys of Summer at 8p

Tuesday, February 11
BET: Being Mary Jane (new episode) at 10p
Nickelodeon: Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Black, White, and Brown V. Board of Education: A Return to Segregated Schools? At 8p
Sony Movie Channel: The Long Ships at 10p, The Bedford Incident at 12:10a
World: Independent Lens 1312 : Have You Heard from Johannesburg? – Free at Last at 7p, America Reframed 212: Prep School Negro at 8p

Wednesday, February 12
H2: Modern Marvels: The Alcan Highway at 8a and 2p, Modern Marvels: George Washington Carver Tech at 9a and 3p
TV One: Unsung – Gil Scott Heron at 10p
World: Independent Lens 1408: The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights at 7p, Independent Lens 1511: Spies of Mississippi at 8p

Thursday, February 13
ASPiRE: To Sir With Love at 8p and 11p
HISTORY: USS Constellation: Battling For Freedom (special) at 8a
WE tv: Braxton Family Values at 9p, SWV Reunited at 10p

Friday, February 14
Music Choice: Diva Debate (VOD through February 28)

Saturday, February 15
ASPiRE: Black College Quiz at 9a
Centric: Being (documentary) at 9p

Sunday, February 16
BET: Lift Every Voice at 10a
Bounce TV: Glory at 7:30p, A Raisin in the Sun at 10p, A Colored Life: The Herb Jeffries Story at 1a
H2: Stories from the Road to Freedom at 10a
Up: Saving Westbrook High at 5p, Raising Izzie at 7p, Somebody’s Child  at 9p, Trinity Goodheart  at 11p, Somebody’s Child at 1a
UP VOD:  Love Will Find A Way (launches)
World: African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross 103: Into The Fire (1861-1896) at 9p

Monday, February 17
MOVIES!: Silver Streak and Panther at 8p
Military Channel: The Making of Mandela at 7p
Smithsonian: Breath of Freedom (documentary) at 8p
UP: Raising Izzie at 8p
UP VOD:  Love Will Find A Way (launches)
World: P.O.V.  2601: Homegoings at 7p, Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 501: A Lot Like You at 8p

Tuesday, February 18
ASPiRE: Laff Mobb’s We Got Next at 10p
BET: Being Mary Jane (new episode) at 10p
Sony Movie Channel: To Sir With Love at 8p, To Sir With Love II at 10p
World: Looking Over Jordan: African Americans and the War at 6p, Independent Lens 1314: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 at 6:30p

Wednesday, February 19
TV One: Unsung  Chic at 10p
World: Independent Lens 1313: Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock at 7p

Thursday, February 20
ASPiRE: Glory at 8p and 11p
HISTORY: First to Fight: The Black Tankers of WWII (special) at 8a, Modern Marvels/George Washington Carver Tech at 9a 
WE tv: Braxton Family Values at 9p (finale), SWV Reunited at 10p (finale)

Friday, February 21
UP: Trinity Goodheart (movie) at 8p, Raising Izzie (movie) at 10p

Saturday, February 22
ASPiRE: Black College Quiz at 9a, CIAA Basketball: Elizabeth City State University vs. Bowie State University at 4p
AXS TV: Nine-Hour Concert Marathon starring B.B. King with special guest Terrence Howard, Richie Sambora and Solange; Ben Harper and Relentless7; Booker T & special guests: Sound The Alarm, Live at the El Rey; Darius Rucker Live From Red Rocks; Jimmy Cliff Live From the Ogden; Seal; Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi; and Snoop Dogg: Live at Lovebox 8p to 5a
TV One: 45th NAACP Image Awards at 9p
UP: Somebody’s Child at 5p, Glory at 7p and 10p, Honeydripper at 1a

Sunday, February 23
ASPiRE: “The Root 100” Trailblazer’s Marathon 8p to 12a
BET: Lift Every Voice at 10a
Bounce TV: Ghosts of Mississippi at 7p, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman at 10p, The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement at 12:30a
H2: Honor Deferred (special) at 8a, Modern Marvels: The Alcan Highway at 9a, Miracle Rising: South Africa (special) at 10a, Our Generation: Martin Luther King Assassination at 12p, Double Victory (special) at 12:30p
World: African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross: Making A Way Out of No Way
(1897-1940) at 9p

Monday, February 24
BET: BET Honors (special) at 9p,BET Takes Hollywood (special) at 11p
Investigation Discovery: The Injustice Files: Sundown Towns at 8p
MOVIES!: Lead Belly and Stormy Weather at 8p
Smithsonian: Black Wings at 8p
VH1: The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop (documentary) at 11p
World: Independent Lens: More Than A Month at 7p, Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: Dear Mandela at 8p

Tuesday, February 25
ASPiRE: Laff Mobb’s We Got Next at 10p
BET: Being Mary Jane (new episode) at 10p
Sony Movie Channel: Brother John at 10p, Buck and the Preacher at 11:40p
VH1: The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop (documentary) at 11p
World: The Black Kungfu Experience at 7p

Wednesday, February 26
TV One: Unsung Hollywood  Pam Grier (series premiere) at 10p
VH1: The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop (documentary) at 11p

Thursday, February 27
ASPiRE: CIAA Basketball: Men’s Quarter Finals – at 1p, 3p, 7p and 9p
History: King (special) at 8a
VH1: The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop (documentary) at 11p
WE tv: Mary, Mary at 10p

Friday, February 28
ASPiRE: CIAA Basketball: Men’s Semi Finals at 7p and 9p
PBS: Jazz and the Philharmonic at 9p
PBS: Becoming An Artist at 10:30p
UP: Nutty Professor at 8p, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps at 10p
World: American Masters 2606: Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth at 7p, Lost Years of Zora Neale Hurston at 8:30p

Also in February:

ASPiRE: “Because of Them, We Can™” campaign showcases esteem-boosting images of various figures, both past and present.
BET: 106 & Park airs weekdays at 6p, with four specially themed weeks focused on defining moments. The net’s “Say It Loud” campaign connects Black History Month trailblazers and other famous Americans to highlight how “Black History is American History.” “This Day in Black History”  BET.com/BHM features daily facts about iconic events.
History (VOD and History.com/app): Specials: Honor Deferred, First to Fight: The Black Tankers of WWII, USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom, A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day, King
The Huffington Post: “Black Voices”: Special programming focuses on current African American influencers in entertainment, business, arts, sports, science and technology.
We TV: On-air and online vignettes feature network personalities and political leaders to serve as testament to African American leaders. A dedicated Black History Month page on WEtv.com features a trivia quiz, calendar of events and gallery of famous quotes.
Syndication: We Have a Dream through March 2, check local listings.

Lynn Leahey
02.04.14

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