Celebrating BIPOC Programming on NHPBS
May 2022
Every month we celebrate the different cultures and races that make up our diverse country.You can watch these programs on one of our 5 on-air channels NHPBS, NHPBS Explore, Create, World and Kids. You can also stream NHPBS LIVE on your computer!
AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
AMERICAN MASTERS: WATERMAN - DUKE: AMBASSADOR OF ALOHA
BETRAYED: SURVIVING AN AMERICAN CONCENTRATION CAMP
CHARLEY PRIDE: AMERICAN MASTERS
GREAT PERFORMANCES: MERRY WIVES
HAYAO MIYAZAKI: 10 YEARS WITH THE MASTER
INDEPENDENT LENS: HOME FROM SCHOOL: THE CHILDREN OF CARLISLE
INDEPENDENT LENS: EATING UP EASTER
ITO SISTERS: AN AMERICAN STORY
LIONEL RICHIE: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE
NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY: AN AMERICAN STORY
OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: THE KUROWSKIS
POV: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS
TULSA: THE FIRE AND THE FORGOTTEN
UPCOMING EVENT - Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - Author Talk: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | Making Black America: Through the Grapevine - More Information
UPCOMING EVENT - Friday, October 21, 2022 - 16th Annual Black New England Conference - More Information
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Hazing | George Desdunes
A mother recounts her son’s death.
TV Schedule
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war and peace
Latino Americans
Sunday, 10/2 at 4:00 A.M. on WORLD -
the new latinos
Latino Americans
Sunday, 10/2 at 5:00 A.M. on WORLD -
pride and prejudice
Latino Americans
Monday, 10/3 at 7:00 P.M. on WORLD -
peril and promise
Latino Americans
Monday, 10/3 at 8:00 P.M. on WORLD
Trailer | Move Me
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Hazing
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Hazing | Ryan Abele
How recklessness led to a college student's death.
Trailer | This Fall on Independent Lens
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Trailer | Hit the Road with Independent Lens!
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Brother
A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
Our League
A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league.
Trailer | Hazing
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Folk Frontera
Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Scenes From The Glittering World
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
When Claude Got Shot
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
Season 14 Promo
See what's coming in the latest season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Trailer | Independent Lens Spring 2022 Season
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Trailer | Scenes From the Glittering World
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
Discover the Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown.
Revolution from Afar
A crop of young poets and musicians advocating in support of the revolution in Sudan.
Downstream to Kinshasa
A harrowing tale about the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Loimata, The Sweetest Tears
A chronicle of journeys - migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home.
She Had a Dream
This documentary sheds light on women's place in Tunisia's changing society.
Everything: The Real Thing Story
The incredible story of Britain's pioneering million-selling soul and funk band.
High Tide, Don't Hide
Teenagers discover that activism, authority and awareness make for a steep learning curve.
Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
The fight for the return of African masterworks to their rightful countries.
James & Isey
New Zealand treasures Isey and her son James invite viewers into their lives.
Trailer | When Claude Got Shot
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
A Dream in Doubt
Rana Singh Sodhi's journey to fight the hate that continues to threaten his community.
Trailer | AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
Trailer | Try Harder!
At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams.
Trailer | Writing with Fire
Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper.
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Trailer | Apart
Three formerly incarcerated mothers fight to rebuild their lives outside of prison.
Trailer | Bulletproof
A provocative look at what it means to feel safe in an American classroom.
Trailer | Independent Lens Winter 2022 Season
Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America's home for documentaries
Trailer | Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Trailer |Missing in Brooks County
An activist detective searches for missing migrants in rural South Texas.
Trailer | A Reckoning in Boston
A filmmaker teams with Clemente Course students to reckon with Boston's racial history.
Cured
When homosexuality was considered an illness to be “cured," LGBTQ activists fought back.
34th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Celebrate Latinx excellence with Honorees Carlos Santana, Salma Hayek and more.
Cimafunk - "Caramelo"
See the premiere of Afro-Cuban funk artist Cimafunk's new song, "Caramelo."
Salma Hayek Receives the Arts Award
The Hispanic Heritage Awards honors actress Salma Hayek with the 2021 Arts Award.
Kali Uchis - "TelepatÃa (Acoustic)"
2021 Inspira Awardee Kali Uchis performs her hit song, "TelepatÃa (Acoustic)."
Leslie Grace - "Bachatica"
Watch the premiere of Leslie Grace's new song, "Bachatica."
Ivy Queen Receives the Vision Award
The Hispanic Heritage Awards celebrates reggaetón icon Ivy Queen with the Vision Award.
Gabriella Reyes - "America the Beautiful"
Metropolitan Opera Soprano Gabriella Reyes and the APO celebrate American Latino history.
Inspira Awardee Kali Uchis
The Hispanic Heritage Awards celebrates Kali Uchis with the 2021 Inspira Award.
Washington Football Team Coach Ron Rivera
The Hispanic Heritage Awards honors head coach of the Washington Football Team Ron Rivera.
Celebrating "West Side Story" at 60
"West Side Story" is celebrated as it turns 60 years old.