This edition: Black America: 10 Years of Truth, Triumph & Transformation
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Original tape date: February 4, 2026. First aired: March 4, 2026.For ten years, Black America has told our stories and helped shape the conversation about our future. From celebrating the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to visiting Birmingham, Alabama and exploring the historic A.G. Gaston Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. strategized during the Civil Rights Movement — we have witnessed history and honored legacy.
We’ve engaged in powerful conversations with filmmakers, physicians, thought leaders, and barrier-breaking history makers who continue to influence where we are today in Black America.
In this special commemorative edition, hosted by Carol Jenkins, we look back at the moments that moved us, the voices that inspired us, and the vision that continues to guide us forward.
Guest List
Derrick Barnes Author
Dr. Uché Blackstock Author, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Host, African American Legends
Staceyann Chin Spoken Word Poet
Misty Copeland Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
June Cross Documentary Producer
Dapper Dan Fashion Designer
Hon. David N. Dinkins 106th Mayor of NYC
Kamilah Forbes Executive Producer, The Apollo Theater
Nikki Giovanni Poet
Christina M. Greer Political Scientist
Carla Hall Chef
Spike Lee Filmmaker & Director
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Faith Ringgold Artist
Ruby Sales Social Activist
Damien Sneed Music Composer
Kim Taylor-Thompson Professor, Clinical Law Emerita, NYU School of Law
Courtney B. Vance Actor
Linda Villarosa Author, Under the Skin
Darren Walker President, Ford Foundation
- Black America: 10 Years of Truth, Triumph & Transformation
- Monday, March 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 12 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 17 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, March 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 30 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 31 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, April 1 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, April 2 - 7:30pm
- Black America: 10 Years of Truth, Triumph & Transformation
- Wednesday, March 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:30pm
- No One Can Tell Like We Can Tell It
- Wednesday, February 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 3 - 7:30pm
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Friday, February 13 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Sunday, February 15 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- The Conscience of America: The Fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham
- Friday, February 6 - 10:00am
- Saturday, February 7 - 10:00am
- Sunday, February 8 - 10:00am
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Thursday, February 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 12 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 17 - 7:30pm
