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  • Premieres Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV and the PBS App + Encore Wednesday, March 29 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the untold story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
  • Monday, March 27, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women.
  • Encore Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.
  • Monday, March 27, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Find out if grandma lied about the family goods that include a 1900 Mark Twain letter, a ruby and diamond bracelet and a Babe Ruth & Honus Wagner signed baseball. Does the story of the show-topping $85, 000 find really hold up?
  • Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS App. While Roy Lichtenstein's impact on the art world is well documented, the story of his pre-pop days in Cleveland and the woman who supported him as he developed his signature style is largely unknown. The program features rarely seen archival photos and interviews with their clients, friends and family members, including Roy and Isabel's son Mitchell.
  • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS App / YouTube. First, Christopher Kimball and Milk Street Cook Erica Bruce bake German-Style Winter Squash Bread, an impressive braided loaf. Then, Milk Street Cook Bianca Borges makes Palestinian-Style Turmeric Bread, and Lynn Clark prepares Chinese Sesame-Scallion Bread featuring a crisp crust and a satisfying interior chew.
  • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with the PBS App. Former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights icon Andrew Young joins Killer Mike for a look at his life in advance of his 90th birthday.
  • Premieres Friday, March 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Follow two performers as they break down barriers in music. Opera singer J’Nai Bridges takes the stage in “A Knee on the Neck,” a tribute to George Floyd. Country artist Rissi Palmer works on her latest album while uplifting other artists of color.
  • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Gain a glimpse into the life of Cecile McLorin Salvant, a talented jazz singer who developed an inimitable vocal style and earned three Grammy Awards before the age of 30. Chronicling her childhood as a Haitian-American in Miami, her studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, and her 2010 victory at the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.
  • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Celebrate the legendary rock band's 50th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where they tear through their greatest hits including "My Generation," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley," "You Better You Bet" and "Who Are You."

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