TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: Performance Traditions

Program Rights Date Range

Sat, 10/21/2023 - 12:00 - Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:00

NOLA Code:

TBPT 0000 H1

Number of Episodes/Length:

1 / 60

Genre:

Documentary

Collections:

African American, America 250, We The People, Media Manager, February, Black History Month

Rights End:

10/20/2026

Producer

Language and Life Project

TV-G

CC

Interconnection

5.1

Year Produced:

2023

Version:

Base

African American artistic forms like the Blues, Spirituals, Spoken Word, Preaching, Comedy and Hip Hop reveal a story about the creative use of African American Language and its function as a tool for survival, liberation and belonging within the Black Community.