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PBS Highlights the African-American Experience through a Wide Range of Content

Jackie Robinson, Courtesy of Hulton Archive Getty Images; Top right: Misty Copeland, Courtesy of Urban Romances, Inc; Bottom left: Mercy Street’s Aurelia Johnson (Shalita Grant), Courtesy of Antony Platt/PBS; Bottom right: The Black Panthers Eldridge Cleaver, Berkeley, Courtesy of Jeffrey Blankfort PBS is highlighting the African-American experience through on-air content on PBS member stations, online through the PBS Black Culture Connection and through a series of community conversations that will engage viewers in the exploration of African-American history and culture. In addition to documentaries airing in February featuring those who helped influence integration and inclusion, throughout 2016 PBS will also