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Premieres Monday, June 12 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Monday, June 19 at 5 p.m. on World Channel + Wednesday, June 14 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Established by Congress, the 14th Amendment promised citizenship in exchange for enlistment, prompting many African American men. They were denied due to Jim Crow laws but still served. The film examines the profound and often-contradictory roles played by Buffalo Soldiers in U.S. history, and how they fought on two sets of front lines: military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home. -
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard. This portrait of the “King and Queen of Rock and Roll” explores his far-reaching influence as well as his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry. -
Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. The world has a massive debt problem. Economic growth has slowed, but global debt is skyrocketing. Right now, 60% of low-income countries are in debt distress or dangerously close to it. In his final interview as President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass explains what this crisis means for the world and whether we can fix it before it’s too late. -
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Traveling from big cities to small towns in rural America, Lidia Bastianich shares the inspiring stories of first, second, and third-generation Americans forging their own way and shaping the shifting definition of what it means to be an American. -
Premieres Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App / FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel + Encore Thursday, June 1 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Editor's Note: Extremely sensitive content in this film. A year after the Uvalde school shooting, the community's trauma and the fight over assault rifles. With the Texas Tribune, journalist Maria Hinojosa examines the police response, Uvalde's history of struggle and its efforts to heal. -
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and White Stripes co-founder, Jack White joins Killer Mike for a conversation about his life on and off stage. -
Saturday, Nov.11, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Narrated by CBS Sports' Jim Nantz. The Seabees on Iwo Jima focuses on the United States Naval Construction Battalions in World War II, which built all the infrastructure for the Allies in Europe and the Pacific in WWII. -
Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. The film tells the story of a group of Japanese Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. It also explores the long-term effects of this incarceration and the phenomenon of intergenerational trauma. More than 40 camp survivors and descendants bring an unparalleled immediacy and urgency to the story. -
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Meet Robert Pace Kidd, a local artist in Rosarito who is a great character. He is a surfing cowboy who makes amazing paintings and leather relief work. Next we go to Polos art gallery. We find out that Rosarito is considered by some to be the headquarters of art for all of Mexico. -
Premieres Sundays, June 18 - July 2, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Stream Seasons 1 - 8 now with KPBS Passport! The beloved series comes to a brilliant end this June. Shaun Evans as the young Morse and Roger Allam as his superior officer face baffling new crimes and an unsolved case from the past. You won't want to miss the final episodes the London Times praised as "classy, poignant." Mark your calendar for the Season 9 premiere on Sunday, June 18, 9/8c.
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