For Release: January 18th, 2000
The African-American experience is not a single story, but many stories woven together. In honor of Black History Month, KET2 presents four very different pictures of African-American life.
, airing Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 10/9 p.m. CT, examines the ideals and the reality of one of the few communities in the U.S. where black and white families have lived side by side for nearly 40 years.
Tales from the Land of Gullah, airing Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 10/9 p.m. CT, offers a spirit-lifting, soul-stirring experience of the birth of African-American heritage on the sea islands of South Carolina. The program takes a fascinating glimpse into the history and culture of a transplanted people determined to preserve their roots.
In 1920 there were nearly one million black farmers in America; in 1999 there were fewer than 18,000. Homecoming . . . Sometimes I Am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay, chronicles African-American land loss and the lives of black farmers. This rare and poignant film airs Thursday, Feb. 10 at 9/8 p.m. CT.
Colors Straight Up, airing Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 9/8 p.m. CT, examines the experiences of urban teenagers struggling to escape the violent streets and create better lives for themselves. Despite the hard and often destructive influences around them, the kids rediscover their talents and their dignity through "Colors United," a performing arts group for inner-city kids founded in Watts in 1990.
Shaker Heights: The Struggle for Integration, a Stuart Math Films production; Tales from the Land of Gullah, produced by Ron Small for Matrix Media, Inc.; Homecoming . . . Sometimes I Am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay, from Stereo Kinfolk Productions; and Colors Straight Up, a production of Echo Pictures, are closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Four documentaries on KET2 create rich portrait of African-American life
Four documentaries on KET2 create rich portrait of African-American life
Contact: Todd Piccirilli
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