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Join Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the new season of
Guests on
Finding Your Roots, who
will highlight tools and stories for carrying out their ancestry studies with a focus on people of color
. We will also explore the journeys of author Cheryl Wills family genealogy study and the books she has written and WXXI host and producer, Teej Jenkins and her family history study.
Nick Sheedy, Lead genealogist on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Nick has conducted extensive genealogical and historical research during the past 25 years. Under the mentorship of his dear friend, the late Johni Cerny, he embarked on an eight-year crash course on how to become a world-class professional genealogist. He became the Associate Genealogist of
Reconstruction, African American Lives, and
Finding Your Roots as well as the Peabody Award–winning
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, brings a new documentary series to PBS this February,
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song. The series features interviews with more than 70 religious scholars, pastors, and gospel artists to give a compelling and comprehensive account of the Black church s origins and transformation in America. The Black church has been, and continues to be, the cornerstone of the Black community in America, and Gates, a renowned scholar with hundreds of books, articles, and documentary films to his name, says this may be the most important story he has ever told.
What to Watch on Cable and Streaming Instead of the Super Bowl
Mónica Marie Zorrilla, provided by
Feb. 7, 2021
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Not even remotely interested in seeing Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes or The Weeknd do their thing at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium?
We’ve got you. Instead of watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs go helmet-to-helmet for a shiny Vince Lombardi, head to these platforms and channels to get your Sunday evening fix of series and flicks.
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Streaming Alternatives
Shows: “Kid Cosmic,” “Firefly Lane,” “Hache” (Season 2), “Invisible City,” “The Sinner” (Season 3)
Films: “The Bank Job,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Zathura: A Space Adventure,” “Shutter Island,” “The Patriot,” “Little Big Women,” “Space Sweepers,” “Strip Down, Rise Up,” “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity”