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TV: PBS, cable offer Black History Month specials

7 Feb 2012

Each February, two strong forces — PBS and cable — propel Black History Month. This year’s shows range from the upbeat and uptempo — a Cab Calloway profile (Feb. 27), a vibrant production of the Tony-winning musical “Memphis� (Feb. 24) — to the dead-serious.

Black History Month inspires tales of past

7 Feb 2012

February is Black History Month, but you probably already knew that. But do you know why February and not March or May.

Black History Month Reduces the History of Black Americans to a Month?

7 Feb 2012

The idea that Black History Month reduces the history of Black Americans to one month is mistaken. Instead, Black History Month expands our minds and gives us not only a knowledge of black peole . . .