BBC Witness: Black History Month
Specials | Feb 9, 2023
A BBC Black History Month special, bringing together some incredible interviews looking at the African American experience. Told by people who were there, we hear stories that are fascinating, harrowing, and inspiring. Hear about the mother who created a "little black book" to give her son tools to protect his survival when dealing with the police; after the US officially made lynching a federal crime, we meet the great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells who campaigned for the change. And, we hear about the Hollywood practice of "painting down" white stunt actors to portray African Americans – and the campaign to stop it.
Airs Thursday Feb. 16, 2023 at 8 p.m. on 93.9-FM and AM 820 WNYC.
