Documentaries
The program, produced in conjunction with Memphis PBS-affiliate WKNO-TV, is a feature-length documentary that looks at the life, legacy, and leadership of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program premiered January 2019. During its five-year run, the program aired almost 1500 times on 377 PBS/public-television stations (80% of all PBS stations nationwide) with 92% penetration in Top 50 markets. It was available to approximately 99 million DMA Households, and 210 million viewers in the target audience age 12 and up. In addition, it was nominated for a 2019 Midsouth Regional Emmy through that National Association of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Website: http://www.withinfinitehope.com/
Meet Me at Equality: The People’s March on Washington – PBS (August/September 2013). The program is a feature-length documentary that commemorates the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington. From August 2013 – August 2015, it aired on 87 different stations with 68% penetration in top 50 markets. It has been endorsed by the National Council for Social Studies and the Washington DC Public Schools Social Science Department as a classroom teaching resource. It also was awarded a 2014 Award of Distinction from The Videographer Awards as well as a 2014 Award of Merit from The Accolade Competition.
Program available at: https://www.pbs.org/video/whut-specials-meet-me-equality/
Deeds Not Words: The Buffalo Soldiers in World War II – The Pentagon Channel (February 2011). The program is a feature-length documentary profiling the Buffalo Soldiers of the Army’s 92nd Infantry. The Pentagon Channel (TPC) was a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was available on US cable television and through DirecTV to approximately 40 million households. TPC could also be viewed overseas via the AFN networks and via the internet. The program also received a Director’s Choice Award from The Black Maria Film Festival and toured with the festival in 2012. In addition, Deeds Not Words received an Award of Merit from The Accolade Awards in Fall 2011.
Reclaiming History: The Search for the Underground Railroad (2006). The project is a feature-length, instructional documentary designed as a guide for researching Underground Railroad sites. It has been adopted by the National Park Service for use as a “video textbook” to train its historians, park guides, and researchers in how to investigate Underground Railroad sites.
Brown @ 50: A New Generation of Footsoldiers – WHUT-TV (PBS) – (May/June 2004). The program, a feature-length documentary commemorating the 50th Anniversary of The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Ed. aired in prime-time on May 30th and was rebroadcast on June 3rd on WHUT-TV – a PBS affiliate serving the DC region.