BHM TV: Feb 24 2009

7:00 am (BIO)

Biography : Dionne Warwick

Profiles the singer through rare performance clips, early recordings, and interviews with peers and friends.   

10:15 am (HBO)  

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Actors read interviews conducted with the last generation of African Americans born into slavery prior to the end of the Civil War. Mature subject matter.   

8:00 P.M. (BET)

THE COOKOUT

An NBA draft pick soon realizes his life is never going to be the same again. In an attempt at normality, he throws an old-fashioned neighborhood barbecue at his new house located in a stuffy white section of town. It's a culture clash just waiting to explode! Starring Queen Latifah and Ja Rule.

10:00 (PBS) 

INDEPENDENT LENS “The Order of Myths” 

Race relations surrounding Mobile Alabama’s Mardi Gras celebration; followed by a satirical look at the racial tension experienced by young Americans of mixed ethnic backgrounds.