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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. The story of 18 African American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Set against the strained atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows the journey of 16 men and 2 women at the Summer Olympic Games. -
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The film tells the complete story of the 1936 Berlin games – the early plans, the Nazi takeover, the purge of Jews from German athletics and the grand spectacle itself. -
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Test cook Lan Lam bakes host Julia Collin Davison a show-stopping Rainbow Cake, and test cook Erica Turner makes Julia Gluten-Free Rainbow Sprinkle Cupcakes. -
Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Filmmaker Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others sharing her rare disability. Not only does this journey lead Ella to those who live like her, but to the realization of how she views herself in the world. -
Wednesdays, Jan. 22 and 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Monday, Jan. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Noon on KPBS 2. Explore musician Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features interviews conducted with Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and more. -
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience the juggernaut that is Shakira in a 2011 concert featuring the Colombian singer-songwriter’s biggest hits, including “Whenever, Wherever” and “Hips Don’t Lie.” Recorded during her Sale El Sol (The Sun Comes Out) tour, it’s Shakira at her best from beginning to end. -
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. When Danielle Metz's triple life sentence was commuted, she got a rare chance to regain the life and family that she'd been dreaming about in prison. But back home in New Orleans, she steps into a different reality. Commuted traces Danielle's journey to find purpose and love, and to confront the wounds of incarceration that linger after release from prison. -
Premieres Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This time-honored 44 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America’s biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline. Celebrate our country’s 248th birthday with musical performances by top stars from pop, country, R and B, classical, and Broadway, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly. -
Premieres Monday, July 1, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Meet Bordertown besties, Silvia and Beba, making magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures. This coming-of-age story celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance. -
Premieres Friday, June 28 as an AfroPoP special, streaming on the WORLD YouTube channel, worldchannel.org and blackpublicmedia.org. AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange marks Black Music Month with the release of "Hargrove," Eliane Henri’s intimate portrait of an international superstar on what unexpectedly was his last world tour. Executive produced by Erykah Badu and Janine Sherman Barrois, the documentary follows Grammy Award-winning artist Roy Hargrove as he battles illness to charm audiences during a European summer tour.
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