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    Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Documentary spotlights civil rights pioneer

    When we hear the name Whitney Young, most Chicagoans probably think of the city's Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, rather than the man after whom it was named.
    When we hear the name Whitney Young, most Chicagoans probably think of the city's Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, rather than the man after whom it was named. But filmmaker Bonnie Boswell, Young's niece, hopes her new documentary about the civil...

    Tags: Poverty, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ossie Davis, Arts and Culture

    2. Jan 23, 2013 | Zap2It

  2. Black History Month 2013 TV schedule

    Channel Guide Magazine
    Here are some of the notable new and returning TV specials, documentaries and movies airing in celebration of Black History Month 2013. All times are Eastern. Programming is subject to change; check back regularly for additions and updates. American...
    3. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 'Django Unchained's' word-use controversy rages on

    If there's been one controversy that's dogged Quentin Tarantino for most of his career, it's been his frequent and pronounced use of the N-word in his scripts, dating all the way back to his debut film, "Reservoir Dogs." Perhaps the only time that particular racial epithet hasn't been central to the discussion of one of his films was "Inglourious Basterds," when the N-word of choice was Nazis.
    If there's been one controversy that's dogged Quentin Tarantino for most of his career, it's been his frequent and pronounced use of the N-word in his scripts, dating all the way back to his debut film, "Reservoir Dogs." Perhaps the only time that...

    Tags: Slavery, Entertainment Events, NAACP Image Awards, Antoine Fuqua, Arts and Culture

    4. Dec 20, 2012 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  4. The new racial derangement syndrome

    Victor Davis Hanson
    There is a different sort of racialist derangement spreading in the country -- and it is getting ugly. Here is actor Jamie Foxx joking recently about his new movie role: "I kill all the white people in the movie. How great is that?" Reverse white and...

    Tags: Robert Griffin III, Voting, Chris Rock, Jeremiah Wright, Minority Groups

    5. Nov 13, 2012 | Zap2It

  5. History’s “Mankind” tells the epic tale of human history

    Channel Guide Magazine
    History has certainly embarked upon a program worthy of its network name with its new 12-hour, six-night event series Mankind The Story of All of Us. Following in the wake of its successful America The Story of Us, this series takes the same approach, but...
    6. Nov 11, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. This week: ‘Mankind’; Whitney Houston salute; Rolling Stones

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Musical specials and musical contests are among the week's ballyhooed programs. But the biggest show carries an epic title, “Mankind: The Story of All of Us.” The program doesn't do subtlety. This 12-hour, six-night history lesson indulges...
    7. Nov 11, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  7. TV review: Lively 'Mankind' races through our history

    There's no way to boil down the entire history of mankind into 12 hours over six nights. But History makes an impressive attempt with &quot;Mankind: The Story of All of Us" (<em>8 p.m. CT Nov. 13; 3 stars out of 4</em>) by focusing on how pivotal moments--the taming of fire, the idea of farming, the creation of weapons and tools, the first traders--shaped mankind's destiny.
    RedEye
    There's no way to boil down the entire history of mankind into 12 hours over six nights. But History makes an impressive attempt with "Mankind: The Story of All of Us" (8 p.m. CT Nov. 13; 3 stars out of 4) by focusing on how pivotal moments--the taming of...

    Tags: Anthony Bourdain, NBC (tv network)

    8. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  8. Johnny Carson doc scores big for PBS: 'American Masters' documentary drew 6.3 million viewers

    Variety
    Auds flocked to the PBS documentary on Johnny Carson in May, with final Nielsen tallies making it the most popular "American Masters" production to date. "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night" averaged 6.3 million viewers including repeat broadcasts and...

    Tags: Documentary (genre), DVDs, Peter Jones, Arts and Culture, Blu-ray Discs

    9. May 8, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  9. Finding your roots

    "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr." is another of the Harvard professor's wonderful television series for PBS. This is "must-see TV" and a more than worthy sequel to three previous projects Gates has hosted about how some of us came to be what...

    Tags: Chris Rock, Slavery, Harry Connick Jr., Genes and Chromosomes, Republican Party

    10. May 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Friday’s Highlights: 'Nikita' on KTLA

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    Friday’s Highlights: 'Nikita' on KTLA...
    11. May 3, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Friday’s Highlights: ‘In Plain Sight’ on USA

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    Friday’s Highlights: ‘In Plain Sight’ on USA...
    12. Mar 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Trayvon Martin case strikes deep chord with Baltimoreans

    When 17-year-old John Edwards was shot in the head on Edmondson Avenue this month, no one marched on City Hall.
    When 17-year-old John Edwards was shot in the head on Edmondson Avenue this month, no one marched on City Hall. There were no comparisons to Emmett Till, no columns in national newspapers about the anxieties of growing up black and male in a country...

    Tags: Kenneth N. Oliver, Murder, Teaching and Learning, Newspaper and Magazine, Minority Groups

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