Great Migrations:
A People on the Move
Tuesdays, 1/28 - 2/18 at 8pm

Great Migrations: A People on the Move examines the powerful influence of Black migration on American culture and society. While the first large migration was a forced journey from Africa in bondage, voluntary migrations in the 20th and 21st centuries have significantly reshaped the nation. This series explores the first and second waves of the Great Migration from the South to the North during the two World Wars, the “New Great Migration” of African Americans returning home to the South of their ancestors since the 1970s, and the “Next Great Migration” marked by the historic and growing influx of African and Caribbean immigration in the 20th and 21st centuries. The film powerfully demonstrates that movement is a defining feature of the Black American experience. Throughout Great Migrations, Dr. Henry Louis Gates interviews dozens of journalists, scholars, professors, and experts.

Finding Your Roots
Tuesdays in February at 8pm

In the new season of the Emmy® nominated series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., nineteen celebrity guests will sit down with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to dive into their ancestral history and solve mysteries that have plagued their families. In addition to the all-star line-up, Gates will have his own familial mystery solved when the tables are turned and the celebrated host becomes a guest on an eagerly anticipated episode of the new season. 

In addition to revealing the solution to a mystery that has haunted Gates’ family for generations, new episodes will feature an all-star line-up with guests José Andrés, Joy Behar, Kristen Bell, Rubén Blades, Lonnie Bunch, Rita Dove, Laurence Fishburne, Debra Messing, Natalie Morales, Michael Imperioli, Melanie Lynskey, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lea Salonga, Amanda Seyfried, Dax Shepard, Sean Sherman, Sharon Stone, Amy Tan and Chrissy Teigen.

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BLOCK PARTY
During February!

PBS is celebrating Black History Month by throwing a Block Party! Whether you like history, music, documentaries, food, or science, we've got something for everyone to watch.

The 2025 Lineup:

• Finding Your Roots | New episodes Tuesdays starting Jan. 7
• Homegrown: Future Visions | Season 2 | Jan. 14
• Great Migrations: A People on the Move | Jan. 28
• American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton | Feb. 1
• Wynton Marsalis' All Rise: Live at Chautauqua | Streaming with Passport | Feb. 11
• Finding Edna Lewis | Feb. 18
• The Disappearance of Miss Scott |  American Masters | Feb. 21
• Bike Vessel | Independent Lens | Feb. 24
• Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | American Experience | Feb. 25
• Ritual | Now streaming
• In the Margins | Now streaming
• Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham | Now streaming
• American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | American Experience | Now streaming
• Cynthia Erivo & Friends | NEXT at The Kennedy Center | Now streaming

The Black Fire Documentary
Sunday, February 2, 6pm

The Black Fire Documentary uncovers Washington, D.C.’s music and cultural heritage by highlighting the music, message, and art of the people behind Black Fire Records.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/02/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/03/2025 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 02/11/2025 @ 2:00 PM

We Knew What We Had: 
The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told
Friday, February 7, 9:30pm

We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told chronicles the unrecognized history of jazz in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hour-long documentary features the talents of international jazz legends George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Eckstine, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams—all Pittsburghers. Using archival footage and photos, it also sheds light on the social conditions and historical events that conspired to make Pittsburgh one of the world's leading contributors to the legacy of jazz music.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/07/2025 @ 9:30 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/08/2025 @ 1:30 AM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/12/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/12/2025 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 02/16/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 02/16/2025 @ 10:30 PM

Prince Among Slaves
Sunday, February 9, 10pm

Prince Among Slaves is based on the story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a prince from Guinea who was made a slave in the United States and freed 40 years later.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/09/2025 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/10/2025 @ 3:00 AM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Tue, 02/11/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Tue, 02/11/2025 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sat, 02/15/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sat, 02/15/2025 @ 10:30 PM

Swing Lo’
Sunday, February 23, 10:30pm 

Swing Lo’ explores the life and tragic passing of up-and-coming visual artist Michael Richards, a New Yorker of Jamaican descent who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Michael’s body of work explores the Black experience in America. His life and art are discussed in the film by a handful of his peers and fans, including artists Dread Scott, Luis Grachos, and Charo Oquet, along with Perez Art Museum director Franklin Sirmans, gallerist Genaro Ambrosino, and curator Christine Y Kim, among others. The film explains how his work was preserved by his cousin in her garage for two decades until it was rediscovered by two curators, Melissa Levin and Alex Fialho, who have worked tirelessly to bring it back into the public eye. 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/23/2025 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/24/2025 @ 3:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/25/2025 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/26/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Wed, 02/26/2025 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 03/02/2025 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Sun, 03/02/2025 @ 10:30 PM

American Experience #3701
Forgotten Hero: 
Walter White and the NAACP
Tuesday, February 25, 8pm

The civil rights movement was set in motion by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While some of its leaders are familiar, Walter White — NAACP head from 1929 to 1955 and one of America’s most influential Black men — has been all but forgotten.This film traces the fascinating and complex life of this neglected civil rights hero. 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/25/2025 @ 8:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/26/2025 @ 12:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/27/2025 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 03/01/2025 @ 12:00 AM

Independent Lens #2613
Bike Vessel
Monday, February 24, 9pm

After multiple heart surgeries, a 70-year-old man transforms his life to become an avid cyclist. When he and his son embark on a long-distance ride from St. Louis to Chicago, they push each other in their quests to reimagine Black health.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/24/2025 @ 9:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/26/2025 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 02/26/2025 @ 7:30 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 02/27/2025 @ 12:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 02/27/2025 @ 8:30 AM