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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans rebroadcasting on PBS
April 23, 2010Two years before The Wire’s David Simon launched his new HBO series called Tremé, New Orleans producers Dawn Logsdon and Lolis Eric Elie (now a writer for the series) produced the ITVS funded film Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans. The moving and eye-opening documentary covers centuries of arguably the oldest and most fascinating…
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Mine Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS
February 16, 2010"One from the heart, the documentary Mine relates yet one more wrenching, infuriating story about Hurricane Katrina and the devastation wreaked both by the storm and by human error and indifference... It's smart, sincere, and affecting." - The New York Times During the evacuation for Hurricane Katrina, people were forced to leave behind more than just…
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ITVS Celebrates Black History Month
January 27, 2010ITVS and PBS offers viewers the opportunity to explore the rich and vibrant history and cultural contributions of African Americans throughout the year, but this month offers a special slate of new and encore programs in honor of Black History Month. Independent Lens brings race to the forefront with four new films in February. Herskovits at the Heart of…