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Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, WXXI-TV and Radio will broadcast a variety of programs featuring the men and women who shaped the Black experience. In addition to special programming, WXXI News plans to do several stories spotlighting the unique contributions Blacks have made here at home and around the world. As those stories air on AM 1370 they will be archive on our news page here.

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Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters
Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 3:00pm
on WXXI World
Explore the entertainer’s vast talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America.
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American Masters — Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
American Masters takes a hard look at the mythology that surrounds the legend.
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Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 2:30pm
on WXXI World
This feature length documentary explores the Black Panther Party.
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Always in Season
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 10:00pm
A grieving mother embarks on a quest for racial justice after her teenage son's suspicious death.
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Dreams of Hope
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
This film tells the story of a historic performance at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, more than 50 years after a hate crime there killed four African American girls.
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Black History Month

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