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CPTV and CPTV Spirit have curated a selection of notable documentaries about key moments in the history of Black Americans, featuring unsung activists and artists who have made enormous contributions to popular culture.
Talk Shows
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Ken Howard/Met OperaWe talk to legendary jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and classical singer Julia Bullock, two musicians who are changing the world of opera. -
Image provided by Martha S. Jones/Image provided by Martha S. JonesWhile writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations. -
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesWe discuss the inequities that the pandemic exposed, from how COVID-19 impacted people with disabilities to a broader look at the history of health and race. -
Marquis Parker/Marquis Parker EnterprisesWe explore the way racist housing policies like redlining have impacted generations of Americans as law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses her new book 'Plundered.' -
Bettmann Archive via Getty ImageThis hour, a panel discusses the significance of Black History Month in the context of President Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion. -
Barton Silverman / New York Times Co./Getty ImagesOne of the most polarizing trials of the civil rights era happened right here in Connecticut. This hour, we’re going back in time to the New Haven Black Panther trials.
Enslaved people helped build the foundation of much of Connecticut. Get to know some of these men, women and children and the lives they lived.
Local News
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The exhibit, "Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale and Slavery," has been open at the New Haven Museum for about a year. The exhibit has been impactful for students because many can see how the fight for equality got its start at the local level, a museum official said. -
The exhibit at Stamford’s Ferguson Library celebrates Black History Month with a collection of artwork by local Black artists. -
A Connecticut community has taken another step toward reckoning with its past history of slavery. For the first time ever, the town has named a street after a person who was enslaved there and walked that path each day. -
Rev. Robert W. Perry, a longtime pastor of Union Baptist Church in Stamford is being remembered as a pillar in the community for his ministry and civil rights activism, after dying Saturday at the age of 93. -
Enfield Republicans say no one wanted to join the town's DEI committee. Enfield Democrats say the GOP-dominated town council never supported it.
Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
PBS Features
A ground-breaking documentary that explores the ways in which racism is intertwined with American religion.
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NPR features
Welcome to a collection of some of NPR's best podcast episodes and features from across the Black experience.
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