Visit the black markets and protest movements of Zimbabwe in Focal Point’s “Underground Zimbabwe,” a set of shorts filmed by a native Zimbabwean journalist who has since had to flee the country for the safety of herself and her family.
Public TV programs like Soul!, Say Brother and Black Journal were only a few of the shows by, about, and for black America. Here’s a more comprehensive list of local, national, and award-winning black community television from the past forty years.
Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines of a dragon form the majestic Drakensberg Mountains. Tenacious elands undertake an annual migration toward the summit in search of greener pastures, and NATURE tracks their epic climb. Watch now.
News and in-depth analysis as Moyers talks to NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen and political journalist and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald. Watch now.
The city of Memphis, Tennessee is suing major national lenders and banks for deceptive and discriminatory lending practices in an effort to recoup the cost of the foreclosure mess. Other cities suing lenders for their role in the mortgage mess include Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Birmingham. Watch program.
In 1968, after decades of unfair representation in the media, a new generation of African-American producers, writers, and editors brought their views to programs like Black Journal, Soul!, Say Brother, and many others. Read about the history of black-produced TV programs here.
In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin talks to media mogul Barry Diller about layoffs and CEO compensation and to advertising guru Jerry Della Femina about how the ad business is faring in a downscale economy. Watch now.
Each week, this new series spotlights a concert at an unusual venue, and includes artist interviews and insights about the venue chosen. Read more about the series and see videos from performers Alanis Morissette, Rafael Saadiq, Jakob Dylan and more. Airs Thursdays at 10:00 pm and Fridays at 1:00 am.
Before it became Tony Brown’s Journal, Black Journal was a weekly newsmagazine originating from WNET and airing nationally. The tone was a mixture of serious, educational, and irreverent– in news stories, interviews (2 Black Panthers in this episode alone), profiles, and skits. Watch now (1 hour).
In ‘My Father, My Brother, and Me’, Dave Iverson sets off on a personal journey to understand the disease that has taken such a toll on his family. Along the way, he meets some remarkable people — researchers, people who suffer with the disease (including actor Michael J. Fox), and a geneticist. Watch documentary online [...]
