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• #2019 airs 3/7 at 9:30 a.m.
• #2020 airs 3/14 at 9:30 a.m.
• #2021 airs 3/21 at 9:30 a.m.
• #2022 airs 3/28 at 9:30 a.m.

Miles Davis: American Masters
Airs Saturday, February 29 at 8:00pm ET

A visionary known for his restless aesthetic, Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in music. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.

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Independent Lens: Always in Season
Airs Wednesday, February 26 at 8:30pm ET

Blending observational footage with first-person testimonies and expert insights, Always in Season is the first documentary feature film to spotlight recent grassroots efforts to acknowledge the victims of lynching, repair the damage, and reconcile in four U.S. communities.

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P.O.V.: Call Her Ganda
Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00pm ET

When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case—an activist attorney (Virgie Suarez), a transgender journalist (Meredith Talusan) and Jennifer’s mother (Julita “Nanay” Laude)—galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of U.S. imperialism.

Independent Lens: Black Panthers – Vanguard of the Revolution
Airs Monday, February 24 at 7:30pm ET

In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change.

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Independent Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising – the Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Airs Wednesday, February 5 at 7:00pm ET

The rich history of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) began before the end of slavery, flourished in the 20th century, and profoundly influenced the course of the nation for over 150 years — yet remains largely unknown. With Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, the powerful story of the rise, influence, and evolution of HBCUs comes to life.

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Iroquois (4/30 minute programs) airs Wednesdays at 2 a.m. – This series, much of which was filmed on Iroquois Reservations, explores different aspects of Iroquois culture, including the oral story – telling tradition and its historical significance, as well as art and political issues.

Airs 2/19:

• #1 – The Oral Tradition – Illuminates the importance of the spoken word to Iroquois history.
• #2 – Art of the Seventh Generation – Introduces five contemporary Iroquois artists and presents their work.

Airs 2/26:

• #3 – Educating the Children – Examines efforts to teach Indian children their language and culture.
• #4 – Keepers of the Eastern Door – Examines issues of territorial rights, casino gambling and the controversial Warrior Society at the Kahnawake Reservation in the province of Quebec and at the Akwesasne Reservation.

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Blackademics (5/30 minute programs) airs Mondays at 3 a.m. beginning 2/10 – Top Black Studies scholars engage with projects and research focused on education, performance and youth empowerment.

• Airs 2/10
  • #601 – Curry challenges viewers by uncovering the history of sexual violence against black males from slavery to present. Dr. Evans-Winters discusses black kids’ treatment in schools. Black Sovereign Nation founder presents a program for black autonomy.
  • #602 – Husband/wife hip hop duo Riders against the Storm replace digital technology with practices to better connect us. Anthropologist Dr. Adams encourages thoughtful listening with a talk on the art of the cab ride. Chef Kabui encourages sustainable organic food use.

Ambikaipaker/ Givens/ Foster Season 7 Episode 3

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Flight To Freedom (2/60 minute programs) airs Wednesday at 1 a.m. beginning 2/5 – “Flight to Freedom” tells the complete story of the underground railroad. Host Cicely Tyson narrates this profile of the people, places and events behind one of the most remarkable yet largely untold chapters of American history. The documentary chronicles the rise of the slave system and follows the many freedom trails northward — from Memphis up the Mississippi, from Kentucky across the Ohio River to Ripley and Oberlin, from Maryland to Philadelphia, through upstate New York and into Canada. It concentrates on the men and women of all races who served on or who were saved by the underground railroad. And while the civil war put an end to the need for the railroad, “Flight to Freedom” reveals situations where slavery stopped in name only. The program also tells the modern day story of the growing efforts to preserve what little legacy remains of the underground railroad — how communities are trying to save one-time station houses and how people are retracing the trail their great grandparents took to Canada.

• 2/5 – #101 – Watch Part 1
• 2/12 – #102 – Watch Part 2

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Crowd in the Cloud (4/60 minute programs) airs Tuesdays at 3 a.m. beginning 2/4 – –  a documentary series showcasing the power of Citizen Science in the Digital Age. This multi-part series, hosted by former NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati, takes viewers on a global tour of the projects and people on the front lines of citizen science and crowdsourcing. By observing their environment, monitoring neighborhoods, and collecting information about the world around the citizens are helping professional scientists advance knowledge while speeding up new discoveries and innovations.

• 2/4 – #101 –“Even Big Data Starts Small” – 20,000 volunteers across the U.S. measure precipitation: when extreme weather hits, emergency managers turn their data into life-saving alerts. Armchair mappers worldwide update information used by first responders after the Nepal earthquake. A new project, EyesOnALZ, enlists the crowd to speed up research on Alzheimer’s disease. DIY enthusiasts from Public Lab map the BP oil spill with kites, balloons and cameras and continue to watchdog pollution. The crowd, using mobile tech and the cloud contribute to science that saves lives.
• 2/11 – #102 – “Citizens + Scientists” – Citizen scientists track air and water pollution at fracking sites in windswept Wyoming and five other states, using simple but science-based techniques developed by the “Bucket Brigade.” On idyllic East Coast trout streams, volunteers from Trout Unlimited monitor water quality regularly, generating baseline data that will prove invaluable in the event of future pollution events. Community members connected with professional researchers to tackle Flint’s drinking water crisis and now the same is happening in Philadelphia and other cities. In China, citizens use government data and a unique mobile app to report environmental crimes. When citizens and scientists partner, it’s a win-win for all concerned.
• 2/18 – #103 – “Viral vs. Virus” – Sensors on asthma inhalers generate real-time maps of environmental dangers to help patients, physicians and disease detectives in Louisville, Kentucky. Street knowledge was also crucial in a historic medical breakthrough: John Snow’s mapping of cholera fatalities in 19th century London. In West Oakland, California, citizens confront air pollution and rising asthma rates by collecting traffic data. Local ordinances are changed and everyone breathes easier. Can apps and maps combat globalized diseases in a warming world? Stories of citizen science fighting mosquito-borne diseases with apps and crowd-sourced data in Barcelona, Houston and New Orleans. In Kenya, Medic Mobile develops smart but low-cost software to give simple phones powerful capabilities to help community health workers improve maternal and child health.
• 2/25 – #104 – “Citizens 4 Earth” – Counting birds for more than 100 years generates data on a changing climate and there’s an app for that: eBird. Surfer science using smart tech tracks ocean acidification and coastal temperatures in the Smartfin project, a recent startup. We spend “A Year in the Life of Citizen Science” including a Thanksgiving Monarch Butterfly Watch in California. Seasonal change is tracked by Latina and Native American teens in springtime in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and horseshoe crabs are surveyed in summer by retirees along mid-Atlantic coasts. In Uganda, World Bank economists and local partners generate data for sustainable development. The far-ranging potential of “Citizen Science in the Digital Age.”

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