FINDING FELLOWSHIP
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 9 PM

Three racially segregated churches in Maryland debate the consequences of merging following the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/02/2022 @ 9 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/03/2022 @ 1 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/04/2022 @ 2 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/04/2022 @ 12 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 2 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/13/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 4 AM

CHARLIE’S PLACE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 10:30 PM

The story of a southern nightclub that welcomed Blacks and whites from the 1930s to the 1960s, including great Black musicians like Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and Little Richard.
 
Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 10:30 PM

BRIDGE TO JUSTICE:
THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN H. WILLIAMS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 10:30 PM

Franklin Hall Williams was a visionary and trailblazer who devoted his life to the pursuit of civil rights — not through acrimony and violence, but through reason and example.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 10:30 PM

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: 
THE AMERICAN DIPLOMAT
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 8 PM

A new film spotlighting three pioneering Black diplomats assigned to advocate for American ideals abroad while contending with racism at home.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/15/2022 @ 8 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/16/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 02/18/2022 @ 7 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 02/19/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 02/19/2022 @ 8 AM

FLY BOYS:
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA’S TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 9 PM

Forty Black men showed their courage and patriotism by fighting a common enemy during World War II and triumphing over discrimination and racism.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/16/2022 @ 9 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/17/2022 @ 1 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/18/2022 @ 2 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/18/2022 @ 12 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/23/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/23/2022 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 10:30 PM

THE CIVIC LIFE OF NATHANIEL COLLEY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 10:30 PM

Discover the achievements of Sacramento’s first private-practicing Black attorney, who spent 50 years advocating for justice and equality and shaping American history.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/16/2022 @ 10:30 PM

AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 10:30 PM

Chronicles a surprising friendship that emerged between an embittered Ku Klux Klan leader and an outspoken Black activist in the early 1970s.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 10:30 PM

FANNIE LOU HAMER’S AMERICA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 8 PM

An original documentary film featuring the speeches, interviews and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper turned human rights activist.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/22/2022 @ 8 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/23/2022 @ 12:30 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/24/2022 @ 2 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/25/2022 @ 12:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 02/24/2022 @ 7 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 02/25/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 02/25/2022 @ 8 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 02/25/2022 @ 2 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 1 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 8 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 4 PM

MUHAMMAD ALI
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11 AND 18, 8 PM
(SERIES BEGINS JANUARY 28, 8 PM)

A rebroadcast of Ken Burns’ film on the charismatic and controversial icon who redefined the role of the athlete in America’s struggle for equality and social justice.

Round Two: What's My Name? (1964-1970)

Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. When he refuses induction into the Army, he is stripped of his title and forced into exile. After three years he returns to the ring, but he’s lost a step.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/04/2022 @ 8 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/05/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 11 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Tue, 02/08/2022 @ 7 AM

*WTVP-WRD is short for WTVP-WORLD

Round Three: The Rivalry (1970 - 1974)

Muhammad Ali battles his fiercest rival, Joe Frazier, and the U.S. government, as he attempts to regain the heavyweight title. He first loses to and then defeats Frazier, but to become champion again, he will have to beat George Foreman.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/11/2022 @ 8 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/12/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 11 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Tue, 02/15/2022 @ 7 AM

*WTVP-WRD is short for WTVP-WORLD

Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016)

Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title and becoming the most famous man on earth. After retiring in 1981, he travels the world spreading his Islamic faith, and becomes a symbol of peace and hope.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/18/2022 @ 8 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/19/2022 @ 12 AM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 6 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 11 PM
• WTVP-WRD 47.3 - Tue, 02/22/2022 @ 7 AM

*WTVP-WRD is short for WTVP-WORLD

MY JOURNEY WITH ANNIE MALONE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 7:45 PM

A locally produced documentary on the one-time Peoria resident and her rise to become one of America’s first Black female millionaires.

Airdates: 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/28/2022 @ 7:45 PM