A Conversation with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Join Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of PBS’s The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, in a special conversation with Houston Public Media’s Eddie Robinson. Learn about Dr. Gates’s two-part series about the history and culture of the Black Church, and his ongoing PBS series Finding Your Roots. From the University of Houston Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee and Houston Public Media, the event will also feature a conversation with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

The Black Church

An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song will explore the 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft, and church pews.

Told over two 2-hour episodes, The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song will air on Tuesday, February 16, and Wednesday, February 17 at 8pm on TV 8.

Watch the trailers below, or click here to visit the official website.

Lift Up Your Hearts: Houston’s Gospel Heritage

A special radio program from Houston Public Media and KTSU, featuring music and interviews from some of Houston’s top gospel talent, Lift up Your Hearts: Houston’s Gospel Heritage uses favorite recordings with short interviews with the singers to introduce each song. The artists share what the church has meant to them, and why they selected their particular song.

Lift Up Your Hearts airs Sunday, February 7 at 2pm on News 88.7, with an encore presentation on Sunday, February 21 at 6am.

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Houston in Black & White

In 2017, Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse and Eddie Robinson sat down with four Houston civil rights activists, discussing topics ranging from racism and Affirmative Action to police and the media.