THE AFRICAN AMERICANS

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS A MORE PERFECT UNION (1968–2013) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 9:00PM After 1968, African Americans set out to build a bright new future on the foundation of the civil rights movement’s victories, but a growing class disparity threatened to split the black community in two. As hundreds of African Americans won political office across the country and the black middle class made...

INDEPENDENT LENS

YOUNG LAKOTA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 @ 11:00PM South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation is no stranger to strife and heartbreak, stark realities, and inspired idealism. In Young Lakota, we are brought directly into the emotional and often uncertain journey of Sunny Clifford, her twin sister Serena, and their politically ambitious friend Brandon Ferguson, who all share the desire to make a...

CAROL BURNETT

THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE FRIDAY, JULY 11 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM A star-studded lineup of the nation’s top comedic entertainers will salute Carol Burnett at the 16th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 20, 2013. The Prize, which is named in honor of one of the world’s greatest humorists, will air on PBS stations nationwide November 24, 2013 (check...

WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL THIS WEEK: SENATE’S “NUCLEAR OPTION” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 9:00PM The Senate went nuclear on Thursday. After threatening for months, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) orchestrated a new rule allowing for the confirmation of judicial nominees with a simple 51-vote majority. President Obama applauded the change calling out Republicans for stalling the...

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

JFK TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 @ 10:00PM Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin’s bullet, Kennedy’s presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor, and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his...