Black History Month on Turner Classic Movies on Sundays in Feburary

Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the
Field

February is Black History Month. In honour of that occasion, every Sunday night during the month Professor Jacqueline Stewart and special guests will host films celebrating Black History on Turner Classic Movies. The movies range from the documentary Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021), which deals with the legendary filmmaker's career, to the classic Lilies of the Field (1963), starring Sir Sidney Poitier. Also among the films airing on the classic musical Stormy Weather (1943), featuring an incredible dance sequence with the Nicholas Brothers, Selma (2014), Ava Duvernay's film about the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, Oscar Micheaux's Silent classic Within Our Gates (1920), and Agnes Varda's documentary Black Panthers (1968).

The special guests who will host movies alongside Professor Stewart are Dr. Samantha Sheppard, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University, Dr. Racquel Gates, Associate Professor of Film at Columbia University, and actor David Oyelowo, who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie Selma.

Below is a schedule of the films showing during TCM's Black History Month celebration. All times are Central.

Sunday, February 6
8:00 Lilies of the Field (1963) with Dr. Samantha Sheppard
10:00 PM: Freedom on My Mind (1994) with Dr. Samantha Sheppard
12:15 AM: Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926) with Dr. Samantha Sheppard

Sunday, February 13
8:00 PM: Stormy Weather (1943) with Dr. Racquel Gates
9:30 PM: Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) with Dr. Racquel Gates
11:00 PM: Within Our Gates (1920) with Dr. Racquel Gates
12:30 AM: The Symbol of the Unconquered (1922) with Dr. Racquel Gates

Sunday, February 20
8:00 PM: Selma (2014) with David Oyelowo
10:30 PM: Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) with David Oyelowo
12:00 AM: Body and Soul (1925) with Dr. Racquel Gates

Sunday, February 27
8:00 PM: Malcolm X (1992) with David Oyelowo
11:30 PM: Black Panthers (1968) with David Oyelowo
12:15 AM: The Scar of Shame (1929) with Dr. Samantha Sheppard