BHM TV: Feb 20 2009

5:00 am (Discovery)

Freedom Fighters

Explores the struggle against racial segregation by examining Nelson Mandela's path from demonstrator to political prisoner to international statesman as well as the current state of U.S. race relations.   

6:00 am (NICK)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee : The Legacy of Slavery

Ellerbee and Dr. Cornel West discuss with kids the history and legacy of slavery in America.   

 

 

6:00 am (HIST)

Save Our History: The Underground Railroad : Part 2 of 2.

Two-part program uses slaves' engravings, songs, and diaries to chronicle their quest for freedom and profiles some of the pipeline's more prominent figures.   

 

10 am (TVONE)

Real Estate Realities: When the Boom Goes Bust

special with TV One Financial Correspondent Michelle Singletary who helps viewers understand and avoid the pitfalls that are driving so many Blacks into a housing dilemma. 

3 p.m. (TVONE)

The Color Purple: The Color of Success

chronicles, for the first time, "The Color Purple's" winding road to success - from the novel, to the classic film directed by Steven Spielberg, to the Broadway stage - as told by the talented people and famous personalities who have embraced it along the way.