Black History Month 2026
Our Black History Month Collection, presented in partnership with our longtime partner and ally in the documentary field, Black Public Media, shares incredible stories featuring Black voices, Black culture and brings Black history to the forefront. Experience films that shine on light on how community both empowers and unifies people across generations.
POV Shorts: Songs of Black Folk
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S38 Ep804 | 26m 55s | Leading Black musicians in the Pacific Northwest create new traditions on Juneteenth. (26m 55s)
POV Shorts: The People Could Fly
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S38 Ep802 | 21m 48s | A poetic look at roller rinks as sanctuaries for Black culture, joy, and resistance. (21m 48s)
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S37 Ep12 | 1h 22m 54s | Two South African friends born intersex change what we think about being male or female. (1h 22m 54s)
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S37 Ep11 | 1h 22m 30s | In Baltimore, a young mayor fights to enact a bold plan to end chronic violence. (1h 22m 30s)
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S36 Ep3602 | 1h 22m 54s | A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena. (1h 22m 54s)
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S36 Ep3601 | 1h 22m 29s | A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past. (1h 22m 29s)
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S35 Ep3513 | 1h 22m 35s | An academic beacon for Black children on Chicago’s South Side battles gentrification. (1h 22m 35s)
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S35 Ep501 | 24m 2s | An artist’s canvas becomes an embattled space. (24m 2s)
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S35 Ep10 | 1h 22m 56s | A prep school in Louisiana that sends 100% of its grads to college is rocked by scandal. (1h 22m 56s)
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S35 Ep5 | 1h 52m 50s | A new leader takes on the corrupt ruling party in Zimbabwe's 2018 presidential election. (1h 52m 50s)
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Special | 14m 19s | The Race to Pit Row - NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member. (14m 19s)
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Special | 9m 43s | A meditation on Detroit unveiling the fluid nature of memory in familial legacies. (9m 43s)
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Special | 15m 7s | Black women create a space for freedom through the Baby Doll Mardi Gras masking tradition. (15m 7s)
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