This month, Documentary Channel (DOC) honors Black History Month with a special month-long celebration of the “Best of Black Documentary Cinema” every Tuesday night in primetime.
Beginning Tuesday, February 7 with “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks” (8 p.m. ET), the series will culminate with the US television premiere of “Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door,” a captivating film that examines the conspiracy and controversy behind a Hollywood picture about a black revolution shut down by the FBI due to its subject matter, on February 28 (8 p.m. ET).
This special, “Best of” celebration also marks the one-year anniversary of “Black Documentary Cinema” on Documentary Channel.
A noteworthy series of programming showcasing the work of black documentary filmmakers, “Black Documentary Cinema” features remarkable documentaries the last Tuesday of every month in primetime.
The complete “Best of Black Documentary Cinema” schedule is as follows (all times ET):
• “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks” – Tuesday, February 7 (8 p.m.)
• “Stand” – Tuesday, February 14 (8 p.m.)
• “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons” – Tuesday, February 21 (8 p.m.)
• “Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door” – Tuesday, February 28 (8 p.m.)
One of the most powerful well-regarded African American women in the US, Johnnetta B. Cole has a way with making history. She’s been the first female African American President of Spelman College, the first woman ever elected to the Board of Coca-Cola Enterprises, and the first African American woman to serve as Chair of the Board of United Way of America. In over 30 years in education, she has also served two US Presidents in leadership roles.

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