Florida State University Film Professor Valerie Scoon
Valerie Scoon s Invisible History: Middle Florida s Hidden Roots airs on PBS Thursday, May 20.
A Tallahassee filmmaker s searing look at the era of slavery in North Florida will soon be seen across America.
Florida State University Film Professor Valerie Scoon said she was a bit stunned to learn her documentary: Invisible History: Middle Florida s Hidden Roots, was getting a nationwide platform. I didn t know if it was going to be a regional story, or whether it was going to be national. That was gratifying to see that within the Public Television world, it s going to have a national release. I didn t envision that at all. And I didn t envision times changing, either.
“CMPA created the Torchlight Center exactly for this opportunity to encourage faculty, students and alumni to work together on projects here in Florida. We are excited to see these efforts begin to pay off.”
“Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots,” which sheds light on the little-known history of plantations and the enslaved in North Florida, will premiere on WFSU at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 20.
“While this project focuses on northern Florida, it is a microcosm of the idea of how slavery shaped all of America, which makes it, we believe, a relevant documentary for national distribution,” Scoon said.
The project benefited from the expertise of faculty from FSU and Florida A&M University, as well as support of local museums and archival resources.
WORLD Channel, which shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming, will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a series of featured documentary films in May sharing the culturally significant stories that represent the more than 20 million Asian or Pacific Islander Americans in the United States, according to the U.S. Census. The films will be broadcast on WORLD Channel and stream on WORLDChannel.org.
Music City Roots has named Metro Councilmember Nancy VanReece as vice president of public affairs and business development.
The position is new to the locally based entity, which will operate Roots Barn, a 1,000-person capacity live music venue set to open in Madison early next year, according to a release.
VanReece â a veteran music business official and consultant with experience in the arts, marketing, social media, organization-building and public service â was instrumental in bringing Music City Roots to Madison and the District 8 the councilmember serves. She helped to secure the land and negotiated various legal details, working to integrate the future Roots Barn into the emerging Madison Station Boulevard development. The latter ties together a future park, historic Amqui Station, FiftyForward Madison Station, a tree-lined complete street and a future residential/commercial district.
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Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire returns for season 3 on public television
Maryland Public TelevisionApril 21, 2021 GMT
Steven Raichlen on the set of Project Fire. A new season 3 segment is the Mystery Box Challenge, .
Steven Raichlen on the set of Project Fire. A new season 3 segment is the Mystery Box Challenge, .
OWINGS MILLS, MD, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Popular public television series Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire is back this spring with 13 new episodes just in time for the summer grilling season. Season three features a line-up of Steven’s signature creative recipes, cutting-edge grilling techniques, and easy-to-follow instructions to help viewers take their grilling to the next level. A preview is available at youtube.com/watch?v=kaQKmgtljJg.