JFK One Day in America Nat GeoJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
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JFK Remembered: New Docuseries Mark Six Decades Since President John F. Kennedy’s Assassination

To commemorate that national tragedy, and to remember the man at its center, a few networks are airing programming that looks back at that day, and the life and legacy of the young president. […]

Benjamin Franklin PBSBenjamin Franklin portrait by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, c.1785. Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Ken Burns’ ‘Benjamin Franklin’ Examines the Great, Flawed Founding Father

Scholars and historians weigh in on Benjamin Franklin as inventor, writer, publisher, humorist, scientist, politician, postmaster, diplomat, worldwide celebrity and revolutionary. […]

Danielle Brooks as Mahalia Jackson in 'Mahalia' on LifetimeLifetime
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Mahalia Jackson Finally Gets the Treatment She Deserves in Lifetime’s ‘Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia’

When thinking of great Black female role models across history, one who stands out is Mahalia Jackson. She may not be well known outside of the musical sphere, but Mahalia was an important figure in the civil rights movement. Now she’s finally getting the (television) treatment she deserves in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, a biopic looking at Mahalia’s gospel career and the effect her music had on history. Mahalia is played by Danielle Brooks, formerly of Orange Is the New Black. The actress is Juilliard trained, and in this project she gets to show off her phenomenal voice (Brooks won […]