Welcome to the Block Party!

The Lineup

PBS is celebrating Black History Month by throwing a Block Party! Throughout the month of February, stream new and beloved programs celebrating Black excellence. Whether it’s history, music, documentaries, science or genealogy, PBS is your destination.

Independent Lens: The Big Payback | NOW STREAMING

American Experience: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space | NOW STREAMING

Independent Lens: No Straight Lines | NOW STREAMING

American Masters: Roberta Flack | WATCH WITH PASSPORT

Hip-Hop and the Metaverse | NOW STREAMING

Next at the Kennedy Center: The Roots Residency | NOW STREAMING

Independent Lens: The Picture Taker | NOW STREAMING

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | STREAM ALL FOUR EPISODES

Independent Lens: Outta the Muck | NOW STREAMING

NOVA: Star Chasers of Senegal | NOW STREAMING

Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future | WATCH WITH PASSPORT

America ReFramed: Big Chief, Black Hawk | NOW STREAMING

America ReFramed: Death of My Two Fathers | PREMIERES 2/23

Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals: Kathleen Battle & Jessye Norman at Carnegie Hall | PREMIERES 2/24

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Still Fighting

Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phenomenon, Hip Hop continues to change history and is adopted as the voice of protest around the world.

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Follow the evolution of Hip Hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs. As a cultural phe

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Big Chief, Black Hawk

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Big Chief Tee is a high school senior and the youngest Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in New Orleans. During COVID-19, he and

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Culture Wars

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Experience the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of Hip Hop, which becomes a force tha

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Under Siege

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Explore the 1980s and the birth of Hip Hop as social commentary in the Reagan Era with the emergence of artists like Publi

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The Foundation

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Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit The Message by Grandmaster Flas

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Star Chasers of Senegal

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A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 mil

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Outta the Muck

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Wade into the rich soil of Pahokee, Florida, a town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee. Beyond its football legacy, including

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The Picture Taker

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The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his

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Roberta Flack

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American Masters: Roberta Flack follows the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From “First Time E

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The Roots Residency

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Hip Hop legends The Roots give an electrifying performance during their residency at the Kennedy Center. Beyond the stage,

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No Straight Lines

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When Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the accep

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The Big Payback

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An Evanston, Illinois rookie alderwoman led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans. Whil

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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

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Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston co

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Chuck D's Ultimate Hip Hop Playlist

What even is a block party without music?

Chuck D shared his playlist of hip hop essentials with us. Yes, Chuck D, the Public Enemy frontman and producer of the documentary series: Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.

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For the Classroom

PBS LearningMedia's Celebrating Black History & Culture collection is curated to showcase Black excellence through contributions, achievements, and ideas across subjects and eras. These resources aim to inspire educators to intentionally include Black stories in all curricula.

See the entire collection

Resurrecting Zora Neale Hurston

Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?

Bessie Coleman

Democracy Does Not Stop on Election Day

Stream The Block Party Collection

Watch documentaries, performances, and more in our Block Party collection on the PBS app and PBS.org

Q&A: Chuck D, Lorrie Boula and Yemi Bamiro on 'Fight the Power' and the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop

by PBS | February 16, 2023

Sound Field Season 4 Breaks Down Hip Hop

by PBS | February 01, 2023

Welcome to the Block Party!

by PBS | January 12, 2023

Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month with documentaries about Black Americans who have made indelible marks on history with their artistry, professional achievements, and community activism.

The Lineup

Watch here or on the PBS app

Chuck D's Ultimate Hip Hop Playlist

Join the #BlockPartyPBS on Instagram and Twitter!

For the Classroom

Stream The Block Party Collection

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