Independent Lens  End Black History Month?

More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings) Details

 
 

Program: Independent Lens

Episode: End Black History Month?

Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman sets off on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. His insightful and humorous journey explores the complexity and contradictions of relegating an entire group's history to one month in a so-called "post-racial" America.

• Visit the End Black History Month? webpage

Duration: (1:55)
Premiere Date: 02/16/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-PG


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