Around the Nation

*Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.* Starting in the late-1960s, Swedish journalists traveled to the United States to document the anti-war and Black Power movements. Premiering Thursday (check your local listings), Independent Lens will air ["The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975,"](http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/black-power-mixtape/film.html) which combines music, the journalists' original 16mm footage, much of it never seen until now, and contemporary audio interviews from leading African-American artists, activists, musicians and scholars:

Watch Looking Back at the Black Power Movement on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.

[NYC-ARTS](http://www.nyc-arts.org/) is the new name of the WNET program formerly known as SundayArts. The new website and weekly magazine program, which airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at noon in the New York City area, made its debut last week:
[MN Original](http://www.mnoriginal.org/) profiles Christopher Poor, founder of Arms and Armor. Poor and his artisans research, model and create pieces for theaters around the world, including Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, as well as many museum and private collections, feature films and television productions:

WHYY's ["Friday Arts"](http://www.whyy.org/tv12/fridayarts/index.html) for February looks at Pennsylvania Hospital's "Flowers to Pharmacy" exhibition, profiles Suzie Brown, a cardiologist who has found a second career as a singer-songwriter, and explores the first major exhibition devoted to Henry Ossawa Tanner's work in 20 years:

Watch Friday Arts for February 2012 on PBS. See more from Friday Arts.