Black History Month

Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most celebrated — and most controversial — figures of the Harlem Renaissance. This film includes rare archival footage from Hurston’s own collection, and features interviews with Alice Walker, Dorothy West, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Maya Angelou and others.

This four-part Series explores roots, race and identity through ancestry of remarkable individuals.

Tavis Smiley goes behind the scenes with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

A meditation on the essential bond between humans and animals, “Mine” is an equally compelling story of race, class and compassion in contemporary America.

“Behind the Rainbow” is a previously untold account of South Africa's political struggles along the road to democracy.

Controversial Jewish anthropologist, Melville Herskovits' writings in the 40s and 50s challenged widely held assumptions about race and culture.

President and Mrs. Obama host a concert in the White House East Room in honor of Black History Month.

Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. unravels the American tapestry, following the threads of his guests’ lives back to their origins around the globe. Join us for part two of four.

Gwen Ifill talks with Smokey Robinson, giving viewers an insider’s look at the life and career of the Motown legend.

Sam Cooke created a new American sound and set into motion a chain of events that forever altered the course of popular music and race relations in America.