BHM TV: Feb 15 2009

2 p.m. (TVONE)

Daddy's Girl: Laila Ali

In this hard-hitting documentary that follows Laila "She Bee Stinging" Ali on her historic journey to South Africa, viewers get an in-depth look at how the eldest daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali rose from the shadows of her father's illustrious career to become a superstar in her own right.

3:00 P.M. (BET)

TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME 

A woman scorned plans to get her man back by any means necessary in this winning comedy about players and those who get played.

5:00 P.M. (BET)

A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Premiere 

The Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play starring Sean "Diddy" Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Sanaa Lathan. In a Chicago tenement in the 1950s, Lena Younger (Phylicia Rashad) and her children, Walter (Sean Combs) and Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan), each hope and struggle for a better life.

 

6:45 pm (SHO)

The Great Debaters

2007 film about a college professor who challenges 1930s racism by training a first-class African American debate team that makes its way to a national championship against Harvard University. 

8 pm (TVONE).

Let Freedom Sing

a special that chronicles a musical and cultural past of those who cried out in song against inequality, poverty, war, and in support of workers, civil and human rights.

8:00 P.M. (BET J)

CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL 

Special encore presentation featuring veteran host Steve Harvey and performances by Yolanda Adams, Smokie Norful and Mary Mary, to name a few.

10 p.m. (TVONE)

James Brown: The Man, The Music, The Message

In this tribute to "The Godfather of Soul," see major concerts and events from Brown's life, including his recent public memorial service at The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

10:30pm  (PBS) 

UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON PT2

This film by Ken Burns chronicles the life and career of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion and one of the greatest fighters of the 20th century. Winner of 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.