Peralta TV can be seen on
Channel 27: Alameda, Berkeley
Channel 28: Emeryville, Piedmont, Oakland
AT&T U-Verse Channel 99
MERRITT COLLEGE: HOME OF THE BLACK PANTHERS
2/05 (Mon) @ 7pm
2/09 (Fri) @ 2:30pm
2/11 (Sun) @ 4pm
2/14 (Wed) @ 8am
2/20 (Tue) @ 6pm
2/21 (Wed) @ 12pm
2/24 (Sat) @ 10am
2/29 (Thur) @ 2pm
You can also watch the full documentary anytime on Peralta Colleges’ YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/54wYflGYMrw
A Peralta TV Production
In honor of Black History Month, Peralta TV is broadcasting its award-winning documentary “MERRITT COLLEGE: HOME OF THE BLACK PANTHERS,” narrated by U. S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, it is a powerful film that chronicles the birth of the Black Panther Party at Merritt College during the politically, socially and economically turbulent 1960s.
It is a compelling story about social justice and political activism told through rare interviews with party members, featuring original artwork from Panther publications as well as rarely seen photos and archival videos. Watch this comprehensive and informative historical documentary on one of the most controversial and effective social movements in the United States in the past 50 years. October 1966 began a movement that 57 years later is still one of the staples in the history of social change in this country.
TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS
2/07 (Wed) @ 12pm
2/19 (Mon) @ 7pm
2/22 (Thur) @ 2:30pm
Executive Produced by Walt Wolfram
Produced by Danica Cullinan and Neal Hutcheson
A production of the Language & Life Project at North Carolina State University
TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS explores African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy, and Hip Hop to reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.
TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: ROOT
2/10 (Sat) @ 9pm
2/16 (Fri) @ 6:30pm
2/27 (Tue) @ 2:30pm
Executive Produced by Walt Wolfram
Produced by Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan, and Renee Blake
A production of the Language & Life Project at North Carolina State University
TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: ROOTS is a celebration of African American resiliency, creativity, and ingenuity, finding a connection of the spirit among the peoples and societies of West Africa and the African Diaspora. Filmed in Ghana, The Bahamas, and throughout the United States, it is the third program in the Emmy Award-winning TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA series, five interrelated documentaries on African American language and culture and their transformative influence on the United States and beyond.
Thomas Sowell
Author, Economist, Theorist
Credit: Rod Searcey
Credit: Mikkel Aaland
THOMAS SOWELL: COMMON SENSE IN A SENSELESS WORLD
2/12 (Mon) @ 3pm
2/18 (Sun) @ 9pm
2/23 (Fri) @ 8:30pm
A Film by Free To Choose Media
This program was produced by Free To Choose Media which is solely responsible for its content.
THOMAS SOWELL: COMMON SENSE IN A SENSELESS WORLD traces Sowell’s journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of our era’s most controversial economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors. Hosted by Jason Riley, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, the one-hour program features insights from Sowell and interviews with his close friends and associates, revealing why the intensely private Thomas Sowell is considered by many to be “one of the greatest minds of the past half-century” and “the smartest person in the room.”
AWADAGIN PRATT: BLACK IN AMERICA
2/15 (Thurs) @ 2pm
2/25 (Sun) @ 7:30pm
Directed, Produced and Edited by Michelle Bauer Carpenter
You are never too famous to escape racism and racial profiling. Awadagin Pratt is a renowned concert pianist, conductor, and violinist. AWADAGIN PRATT: BLACK IN AMERICA reveals his climb to fame and is a candid conversation about what it is like to be a person of color in the United States. The film confronts issues of privilege and racism in America and tells a personal account of an all-too-common experience for many people of color in America and worldwide.
THE BRIGHT PATH: THE JOHNNY BRIGHT STORY
2/20 (Tue) @ 8pm
2/28 (Wed) @ 6pm
Produced and Directed by Jerald B. Harkness
THE BRIGHT PATH: THE JOHNNY BRIGHT STORY chronicles the life and career of African American Drake University football player Johnny Bright who as a walk-on at Drake University in 1949, smashed college football records during his sophomore and junior years. In 1951 his college career abruptly ended from an act of violence during his senior year. Bright's story is one of resilience as the documentary explores how he overcame racial obstacles to carve out his own path in life to become a Hall of Fame athlete and award-winning educator.
