![]() ![]() William Barber II scholar Cornel West and many more. Renowned participants in the series include media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey singer, songwriter, producer and philanthropist John Legend singer and actress Jennifer Hudson Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of The Episcopal Church Gospel music legends Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar and BeBe Winans civil rights leaders Rev. ![]() ![]() The documentary reveals how black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage. This moving four-hour, two-part series from executive producer, host and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, traces the 400-year-old story of the black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and grace, organizing and resilience, thriving and testifying, autonomy and freedom, solidarity and speaking truth to power. The two-part special will premiere February 16 at 9:00 p.m. Virtual PBS Press Tour, PBS and WETA have announced the February (Black History Month) release of The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song. ![]()
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