Charlotte County Florida Weekly

THIS WEEK ON WGCU-TV


The Black experience in the United States gets a historical view in “Making Black America,” beginning Feb. 3 on WGCU PBS. COURTESY PHOTO

The Black experience in the United States gets a historical view in “Making Black America,” beginning Feb. 3 on WGCU PBS. COURTESY PHOTO

THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 8:30 P.M.
on WGCU PBS
Reading, Writing
& Civil Rights

Lee County may have been the last to satisfy the courts, but schools in Punta Gorda and Sanibel Island were among the first in Florida to integrate their students. Some 50 years later, several Southwest Florida residents share their memories of being the first African Americans to brave one of the most dramatic social experiments of the 20th century. A WGCU production.

FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 9 P.M.
on WGCU PBS
Making Black America:
Through the Grapevine, Part 1

Part 1 explores how free Black people, in the North and South, built towns, established schools, held conventions — creating robust networks to address the political, economic, and social needs of the entire Black community. Followed by Part 2 at 10 p.m.: Explore how African Americans turn within, creating a community that not only sustains but empowers. From HBCUs to Black businesses to the Harlem Renaissance to political organizations, Black life flourished.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 8 P.M.
on WGCU WORLD
Reel South: Rap Squad

An Arkansas community mobilizes around a divisive ballot initiative for a new high school, led by a group of high school writers and performers who seek healing for themselves and justice for their community through hip hop.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 8 P.M.
on WGCU WORLD
Nature: The Elephant
and the Termite

Witness the dramas of Africa’s great wildlife meeting place — the waterhole. From mighty elephants to tiny termites, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.

MONDAY, FEB. 6, 9 P.M.
on WGCU PBS
Antiques Roadshow:
Celebrating Black Americana

Highlights include an 1821 U.S. citizenship certificate for George Barker, a free man of color; an African American beauty book written by Madam C.J. Walker, the first American female millionaire.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 8 P.M.
on WGCU PBS
Finding Your Roots:
Family – Lost and Found

Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez — uncovering close relatives whose names they’ve never heard and compelling each man to rethink his own identity.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 8 P.M.
on WGCU PBS
Dogs in the Family:
A Nature miniseries

Travel the globe and uncover the secrets of the most successful carnivore on the planet: the canids. From recognizable foxes and wolves to the lesser-known ones like the Japanese raccoon dog, canids have conquered every continent except Antarctica. ¦

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