For immediate release
Chicago, IL - January 29, 2018
WTTW, one of the Midwest’s premier public media organizations, announced its slate of television and online content for Black History Month 2018. Programs will air on WTTW 11.1; WTTW 11.2 Prime/Comcast 370/RCN 37; and will also be viewable online at WTTW.com/watch. More information is available on WTTW’s Black History Month website. Please let me know if you would like images for any of the following (the programs in red are NEW):
WTTW11 (11.1)
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Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter
Thursday, February 1 at 8:00 pm
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Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Thursday, February 1 at 9:00 pm
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Great Performances Presents: Nas Live from the Kennedy Center
Friday, February 2 at 9:00 pm
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Alicia Keys: Landmarks Live in Concert
Friday, February 2 at 10:00 pm
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Independent Lens: Winnie
Monday, February 5 at 10:00 pm
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Fighting on Both Fronts: The Story of the 370th
Thursday, February 8 at 8:00 pm, Friday, February 9 at 8:30 pm, and Monday, February 19 at 10:30 pm
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DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis
Thursday, February 8 at 8:30 pm
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John Lewis: Get in the Way
Thursday, February 8 at 10:00 pm
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Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: Black Panther Woman
Tuesday, February 13 at 1:00 am
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Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: He Who Dances on Wood/Kojo/Lonnie Holley: The Truth of the Dirt
Wednesday, February 14 at 12:30 am
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Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: Between Two Shores
Thursday, February 15 at 12:30 am
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Independent Lens: A Ballerina’s Tale
Thursday, February 15 at 9:00 pm
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Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly
Thursday, February 15 at 10:00 pm -
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: 10 Days in Africa – A Home Movie
Friday, February 16 at 12:30 am -
Shinemen
Friday, February 16 at 8:30 pm
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Maya Angelou: American Masters
Friday, February 16 at 9:00 pm
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Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: Fatal Assistance
Saturday, February 17 at 12:00 am
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Independent Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising - The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Monday, February 19 at 9:00 pm
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One Night in March
Friday, February 23 at 8:30 pm
WTTW Prime (11.2)
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Independent Lens: Winnie
Sunday, February 11 at 10:00 pm
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Maya Angelou: American Masters
Saturday, February 17 at 9:00 pm
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Independent Lens: Accidental Courtesy
Sunday, February 18 at 10:00 pm
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Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter
Saturday, February 24 at 9:00 pm
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The Talk: Race in America
Sunday, February 25 at 10:00 pm
About WTTW
WTTW is a premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique television and digital media content across four distinct television channels – WTTW11, WTTW Prime, WTTW Create/WTTW WORLD, and WTTW PBS Kids – and on wttw.com. Recognized for award-winning local and national productions such as Chicago Tonight, Check, Please!, and MEXICO – One Plate at a Time, WTTW presents the very best in public affairs, arts and culture, nature and science, history and documentary, and children’s programming. Visitors to wttw.com can access a full library of local and national video content for kids and adults, immersive web-exclusive stories and features, event and membership opportunities, and more. Connect with WTTW on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
