Historically Black Colleges and Universities
A special slate of programming about HBCUs. With documentaries, conversations with esteemed leaders from the HBCU community, a virtual screening, and more.
Standing Against Racism: Fostering Unity Through Dialogue
Understanding racism
To help citizens better understand racial issues challenging our nation, MPT presents several initiatives and a wide selection of programs to watch now via on-demand streaming. We hope these resources provide insight and promote understanding.
Airing on Monday nights on MPT
Monday, October 4 at 9pm
1964: The Fight for a Right
Monday, October 11 at 9pm
Heard
Monday, October 18 at 9pm
Rising From the Rails: Story of the Pullman Porter
Monday, October 25 at 9pm
10th & 11th Grade: From West Baltimore
Let us hear from you
To engage in a deeper conversation, please contact us at standingagainstracism@mpt.org.
Programming Initiatives
Violence Against Asian Americans
Streaming videos and additional material to learn more about how to fight violence against Asian Americans.
Un(re)solved
This multiplatform investigation from FRONTLINE examines the federal effort to grapple with America’s legacy of more than 150 civil rights era killings.
Additional Resources
A curated selection of external programs and educational materials that seeks to provide insight and understanding on racism.
MPT Programs to Watch Now
MPT Digital Studios
Voices of Baltimore: Black, White & Gray
A compilation of short narratives that shed light on the events that occurred in the city of Baltimore on April 27, 2015.
MPT Presents
Through Chinatown's Eyes: April 1968
The impact of the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination on DC's Chinatown community.
MPT Presents
By Any Means Necessary: Stories of Survival
Baltimore’s squeegeeing movement as the latest in an entrepreneurial history of survival.