A collage of famous retired tennis players.
Credit: Mindhouse

Next week, we’ll look into the racial divide in a small Georgia town, revisit the golden age of tennis and much more. Take a look at what’s coming up!

Unspoken - Monday, July 22 at 10 PM

Unspoken reveals a nuanced and complex understanding of the historical factors that have contributed to the racial divide in America through the experiences of one small Georgia town. Resident filmmaker Stephanie Calabrese offers is an intimate journey that digs deep into the roots of this divide, entrenched by the 1946 Moores Ford Lynching, and the impact of racial injustice on the community.

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice - Monday, July 22 at 11 PM

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice explores the experiences of 18 African American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.  Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. 

Gods of Tennis - Tuesday, July 23 at 9 PM

Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, revisit the golden age of tennis in this three-part fascinating series. Meet the heroes who changed the sport forever and drove significant change away from the tennis courts.

FRONTLINE - Two American Families: 1991-2024 - Tuesday, July 23 at 10 PM

Filmed over 34 years, two families struggle to survive in a changing American economy. Through hard times, falling wages, and loss of manufacturing jobs, the continuation of Bill Moyers’ chronicle of perseverance as the American dream slips away.

Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation - Wednesdays, July 24 - August 7 at 10 PM

Explore a body of water that is warming 97 percent faster than the global ocean, and what that means for the Gulf of Maine – for the animals, for the jobs dependent upon it, and the millions of people along its shores.