


This four-hour series introduces a vibrant world at the heart of the Black experience.
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
From Black Power to Black Twitter hour four reveals safe spaces created by Black America.
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This hour of Making Black America focuses on organizing for change in the Black community.
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Making Black America showcases Black people’s ability to define Blackness in America.
Making Black America
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