Every month we celebrate the different cultures and races that make up our diverse country.You can watch the 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!
AMERICAN STORIES: RACE AMITY AND THE OTHER TRADITIONS
CUBA: THE FORGOTTEN REVOLUTION
GREAT PERFORMANCES: JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S ROAD TO BROADWAY
GREAT PERFORMANCES: IN THE HEIGHTS CHASING BROADWAY DREAMS
INDEPENDENT LENS: T-REX - HER FIGHT FOR GOLD
INDEPENDENT LENS: BLACK MEMORABLIA
LORRAINE HANSBERRY: AMERICAN MASTERS
POV: THE SONG OF THE BUTTERFLIES
RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: AMERICAN MASTERS
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.
Midwestern families deal with unseen mental health issues affecting farmers in America.
An Alaska Native family faces backlash from environmentalists due to whale hunting.
What are the challenges facing local journalists?
Meet the Mexican guest workers who leave their families to plant trees across America.
Documentary and narrative films about the global Black experience.
After Danielle Metz's commutation, she gets a rare chance to regain her life and family.
After Danielle Metz's commutation, she gets a rare chance to regain her life and family.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
A woman discovers a place inhabited by the souls of dead people waiting for redemption.
A woman discovers a place inhabited by the souls of dead people waiting for redemption.
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of 'Freedom Hill,' faces flooding and erosion.
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of 'Freedom Hill,' faces flooding and erosion.
Watch Independent Lens on the PBS App.
It's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.
What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?
A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.
A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.
Facing Parkinson's disease, three Americans navigate their lives with determination.
A mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms.
Farmers persevere through climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
How a women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights.
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
Lena Byrd Miles, Erica Campbell and other performers bring the Oasis Church to its feet.
Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons
Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is.
Shirley Caesar's 1988 album Live in Chicago features the song "Hold My Mule."
GOSPEL's hour 4 explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success.
Andre Crouch brought the gospel sound to the music of Michael Jackson and Madonna.
How do you spread the gospel to young black millennials motivated by digital activism?
The legendary Mahalia Jackson provided the soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement.
Twinkie Clark performs two of her gospel compositions for Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
A month after the March on Washington, four little girls were murdered at a Sunday School.
Mahalia provided the soundtrack and MLK gave the sermon for the 1963 March on Washington.
Dionne Warwick weighs in on what was special about Mahalia Jackson's voice.
Cory Henry plays "Just A Closer Walk with Thee."
Mahalia Jackson recorded on a major label for the first time in 1937, to mixed reviews.
The success of "Move on Up a Little Higher proved that Gospel could be profitable.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.
Thomas Dorsey co-founds the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933.
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. honors Gospel music in America.
A nun with stage IV cancer teaches others that death doesn't have to be the end.
GOSPEL's hour 2 traces the Golden Age of Gospel from the Lord's music to the mainstream.
GOSPEL's hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music.
In GOSPEL's hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch news startup The 19th* to combat misinformation.
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. honors Gospel music in America.
A public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification.