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Discover new series from PBS Digital Studios covering topics of Black history, culture, arts and politics, streaming now. Our hosts probe stories of history and tradition, cultural reactions to advances in technology, and discover new perspectives on accepted myths. Explore these shows and more below.
Ritual
Host Tank Ball explores how rituals across the American South reveal complexities of the past and new possibilities for the future. Throughout the series, Tank meets with community members, culture bearers and historians to observe the ways that placing ceremonial boundaries around death, environmental stewardship and collective renewal shapes a community's sense of reality.
Watch Ritual online, on the PBS App & on YouTube, streaming now.
How Did Black Graveyards Become Battlegrounds of Resistance?
A proper burial is a ceremony that many of us take for granted, but that was not the case for African Americans for much of U.S. history. From a man honoring his duty as caretaker for his ancestors’ cemetery to a woman fighting to protect the sacred burial sites of her enslaved ancestors, we learn how taking care of the dead became an act of resilience in the American South.
Hip-Hop and the Metaverse
Hip hop is the sound of the future and the future is coming fast. Join our host, writer, multimedia producer and professor of media arts and culture Dr. Taj Frazier as he explores the way hip hop artists and entrepreneurs are reshaping and remixing emerging technologies.
Watch Hip-Hop and the Metaverse online, on the PBS App & on YouTube, streaming now.
Hold Up, How Did Hip-Hop Become A Trailblazer in VR?
In this episode, we stop by South Los Angeles cultural hub Leimert Park, where hip hop artists and entrepreneurs experiment with new technologies to create and reimagine possibilities of their craft in a digital space. Host Dr. Taj Frazier explores how hip hop's revolutionary roots give artists and their communities the tools to navigate, innovate and transform spaces that are often overlooked.
Rogue History
What if everything we know about pirates is actually wrong? Join maritime archaeologist and historian Joel Cook as we explore the history of pirates through a new lens in this digital series from PBS Origins. Together we’ll unravel historical myths, unearth lost narratives and discover fresh perspectives. Produced by PBS North Carolina.
Watch Rogue History online, on the PBS App & on YouTube, streaming now.
Black Caesar: The Pirate with a Thousand Faces
You may have heard of the larger-than-life “Black Caesar” who plundered alongside Blackbeard. But as it turns out, there were dozens of pirates of African descent referred to as “Black Caesar.” In this episode of Rogue History, we will unearth the stories of some lesser-known Black Caesars and examine how certain forces shape the stories we remember today.
More from PBS Digital Studios
Watch this collection of videos covering topics of Black history, culture, arts and politics from a range of PBS YouTube channels.
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