HIGHLIGHTS MAY 24-31
Photo Credit: Cy Dodson
Minnesota Experience Jim Crow of the North
Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd The police killing of George Floyd sparked a global uprising. The epicenter was in director Cy Dodson’s Minneapolis neighborhood, where he captured an immersive observation of unrest, anger, and hope in the five days between the killing of Mr. Floyd and the announcement of charges filed against the police officers. A Twin Cities PBS original production. Read more about the TPT's Filmmaker 2020 project at tpt.org/filmmaker2020 . TPT 2 Tuesday, May 25, 9 p.m. Slavery By Another Name Slavery By Another Name challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality. A Twin Cities PBS original production. TPT 2 Monday, May 24, 9 p.m.
Race Matters: America After George Floyd On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour reporters will focus on what has changed, and what hasn’t, since the outrage and protests of last summer, focusing on Minneapolis as well as several other communities around the country that have also seen protests, Great Performances Twilight: Los Angeles Marc Levin weaves Smith’s virtuoso stage performance with news footage and recent interviews to create an unflinching portrait of rage, sorrow, loss, and battered hope. TPT 2 Friday, May 28 10 p.m. Stage VocalEssence: Witness TPT’s Stage presents VocalEssence, celebrating how art is central to social movements and Black Lives Matter — mobilizing people and changing hearts and minds. TPT LIFE Saturday, May 29, 7 p.m.
Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built community — within and despite the red lines that these restrictive covenants created. A Twin Cities PBS original production. TPT 2 Monday, May 24, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Thursday, May 27. 9 p.m. Listen! Please! Four African American elders from the Twin Cities Mahmoud El Kati, Dr. Josie Johnson, Bill English, and Sallie Steele Birdsong — share personal stories that illustrate ways that systemic racism has impacted their lives. They also share their vision of how to address this pervasive racism.
TPT 2 Tuesday, May 25, 10:30 p.m. TPT MN Sunday, May 30, 9 p.m.
police killings and hate crimes. TPT 2 Tuesday, May 25, 9:30 p.m. TPT LIFE Friday, May 28, 9 p.m.
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