“Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask” is a documentary about the life and legacy of the first African American poet to earn national fame…

PBS is celebrating Black History Month by throwing a Block Party!

GOSPEL’s hour 4 opens in the 1990s, when a new generation of music producers, record executives and artists embraced the secular rhythms…

GOSPEL’s hour 3 reveals how gospel was going mainstream and family dynasties, many raised in the Church of God in Christ, would dominate the charts…

Starting in the 1940s, GOSPEL’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel — the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music…

GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe…

2-time Oscar-nominee and 7-time GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard is the featured artist in this special, hour-long jazz and classical concert program…

The inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.

The documentary explores the journey of the singer from his days as a piano player to a famous R&B balladeer.

AMERICAN MASTERS: Little Richard explores the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of the rock and roll legend, including his far-reaching influence and his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry.