The personal and professional trials and triumphs of B.B. King (aka King of the Blues) will be chronicled in PBS' "American Masters" documentary series in a film titled ": The Life of Riley," premiering nationwide during Black History Month on Friday, February 12 at 9 p.m. (Et). Nar...
Learn more about the history of jazz and its greatest contributors at PBS. They even have a Classroom page for grades 6-12! For younger audiences, here’s a great book about the experience of jazz performers in the segregated South: When Grandmama Sings by Margaree K. Mitchell Learn more ...
" according to theCountry Music Hall of Fame.He seized upon disparate musical building blocks such as "the traditional folk music of his southern upbringing, early jazz, stage-show yodeling, the work chants of Black railroad section crews and, most importantly, African American blues" and whipped...
an oral history of covid-19 garrett m. graff backchannel the pandemic slams main street: ‘we’re trying to stay alive’ garrett m. graff but on that wednesday, the world health organization, which had only begun referring to the virus as covid-19 a month earlier, declared the disease ...
Black male actors only. Vote based on their entire body of work in film. From any era and genre, these are the greatest Black actors in film history, ranked by the community to determine who is the best of all time. These Black actors are the top in the business, and many are a...
In the rock ‘n roll firmament of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was a shooting star who burned white hot for five short years. She died of a heroin overdose at age 27. Joplin sang her own brand of the blues in an incendiary style. Yet in her short time — between 1966 and 1970 — she...
American vocalist Bessie Smith became known as "Empress of the Blues." Children play on a Harlem street in the 1920's. Harlem became a destination for African American families of all backgrounds. The Cotton Club, at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, was one of the most successful ...
As the New York Times would note some years later: “…The Mamas and the Papas became one of the most popular and influential American bands of the era between the Beatles’ arrival and Woodstock [roughly between 1965 and 1969]. Their enduring hits, like “California Dreamin’,”“Monday, ...
Every February, we celebrate the many contributions that African Americans have made to our society and honor the many struggles and triumphs they have faced over the generations. Infobase has a wide range of educational content that is ideal for researchers and educators at all levels looking for...
Spanish versions of the documentary videos, visit theAmerican Masters PBS YouTube channel, thePBS LearningMedia site, or thePBS Documentaries channel on Amazon Prime. Find accompanying learning resources in Spanish under "Support Materials for Use with Students"onthePBS LearningMedia page for each ...