BHM TV: Feb 11 2009

Feb 11, 1:15 AM (SHO)

Paul Mooney: Jesus Is Black, So Was Cleopatra: Know Your History 

Comic Paul Mooney performs his stand-up routine at the Laugh Factory in California. 

4:00 am (LIFE)

Intimate Portrait: Laila Ali

A look at the life of the woman who has stepped out of her father's shadow to become a professional boxer, an entrepreneur, and an aspiring model and actress.   

7:00 am (BIO)

Biography : Bob Marley

Profiles the career of the King of Reggae.   

3 pm (TVONE)

MLK: A Dream Deferred 

documentary that explores the state of Black America after the civil rights movement.

 

5:00 pm (HBO)  

Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed

Chronicles the life and career of the famed boxer, including his influence on perceptions of race and class in pre-war America.    

8pm (The Documentary Channel)

“No Short Climb: Race Workers & America's Defense Technology”  

brings to the forefront the contributions of African-American scientists and technicians who helped shape America’s defense efforts in World War II.  

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9 p.m. (ESPN CLASSIC)

ESPN Film: A Woman Among Boys

A chronicle of the experiences of Ruth Lovelace, the first female coach of a boys basketball team at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn. 

9:00p.m. (PBS)  

LOOKING FOR LINCOLN 

Henry Louis Gates Jr. dissects the myths that have grown up around Abraham Lincoln.