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Celebrating Diversity

Celebrating Diversity

Join WTVP in October as we celebrate the diversity of people, places and perspectives that makes up the rich fabric of America.


HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 7 PM

Celebrate the recipients of the annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries.

Airdates:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 10/06/2020 @ 7pm
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/08/2020 @ 2am
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/09/2020 @ 2am
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Fri, 10/09/2020 @ 7pm
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Sat, 10/10/2020 @ 2pm
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Sat, 10/10/2020 @ 8am
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Sat, 10/10/2020 @ Midnight
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 10/12/2020 @ 4am
Hispanic Heritage Awards

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Celebrate the recipients of the annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.


Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

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Discover how the advent of the car brought African Americans new freedom but also dangers.

DRIVING WHILE BLACK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 8 PM

Explore the story of the Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during the era of Jim Crow laws, and its connection to the freedom movement. Driving While Black chronicles a crucial and transformative period in American racial, cultural and social history.

Airdates:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 10/13/20 @ 8pm
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/14/20 @ Midnight
  • WTVP-HD 24.1 - Thu, 10/15/20 @ 2am
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Sat, 10/17/20 @ 7pm
  • WTVP-WR 47.3 - Sat ,10/17/20 @ 11pm

POSITIVE ALL THE WAY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 10:30 PM

The inspiring story of the Paralympic movement’s recent revolution, profiling its extraordinary founder, Sir Philip Craven, who was paralyzed at age 16 but determined to make an impact in the way the world sees these courageous athletes.

Airdates:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 10/19/2020 @ 10:30pm
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HIDDEN POLAND
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 3 PM

Celebrate Polish Heritage Month with a new one-hour special produced, hosted and narrated by News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. The film showcases the special destinations and unique experiences of Poland not found in traditional guidebooks, brochures or the internet.

Airdates:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 10/25/2020 @ 3pm

A SCULPTED LIFE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 10:30 PM

Littleton Alston’s young life was sculpted by hardship and triumph. Fifty years later, the Omaha artist and Creighton University associate professor of sculpture is the first African American to create a work to be displayed in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. A Sculpted Life follows Alston on his creative quest to understand his subject, and Nebraska writer Willa Cather explores how personal struggles have shaped his own life.

Airdates:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 10/26/2020 @ 10:30pm
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