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Celebrate Black History Month with Adjust Your Color
February 15, 2011THE STORY OF AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SHOCK-JOCK PETEY GREENE AIRS TONIGHT ON INDEPENDENT LENS. He was a former drug addict and felon. He was also America's first "shock jock." Petey Greene gave voice to the unheard––speaking truth to power on his raw and uncensored TV and radio programs. His explosive language and brash style shocked the world as he battled both…
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PBS NewsHour & ITVS Host Live Chat on Egypt Today
February 15, 2011HISTORIC CHANGES IN EGYPT: Lessons in Democracy, culture, technology Live Chat begins at 2pm EST / 11am PST <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=b031afc269" >Historic Changes in…
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Marwencol: A Love Story by Independent Lens
February 14, 2011FILMMAKERS JEFF MALMBERG AND CHRIS SHELLEN REFLECT ON THEIR FIRST INDEPENDENT LENS ENCOUNTER On this Valentines Day, BTB pulls back the curtain on the filmmakers of Marwencol: director Jeff Marlmberg and his producer and wife Chris Shellen. The filmmaking pair first saw each other across the room at an Independent Lens party and the rest is well…just…
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A Grassroots Effort Rallies Behind Public Television
February 11, 2011UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL VOTE THREATENS TO ELIMINATE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING Every month, more than 170 million Americans use public radio, television and online services for news, education, arts and cultural content. That's a majority of the country. Over the next few days, Congress will take a critical vote to eliminate all federal…
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Making Sense of a Historic Revolution in Egypt
February 11, 2011PBS NEWSHOUR & ITVS TEAM UP TO EXPLAIN 18 DAYS OF PROTEST AND THE OUSTING OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK Nearly three weeks of protest on the streets of Cairo have managed to upend a government and president that ruled Egypt for almost 30 years. Join the PBS NewsHour and ITVS next Tuesday for a live chat featuring international filmmakers and newsmakers as well as…