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Next week, a new documentary series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans, A Fork in the Road returns with an all-new season and much more. Take a look at what’s coming up!  

The season six premiere explores the Spring growth and Fall harvest of Georgia Grown Wheat and follows the grains to a local bakery and college town brewery.

This documentary honors the life, work and impact of Medgar Evers, one of Mississippi's most courageous voices, who was assassinated outside his home in 1963. This film offers insight into his leadership, the dangers he faced and the lasting impact of his work - and his death -on his family and the nation.

This four-part series traces the rich, complex relationship between Black and Jewish Americans -- defined by solidarity and strained by division. Drawn together by racism and antisemitism, they forged civic and cultural bonds, especially during the civil rights era. The series explores both the challenges and enduring promise of that alliance.

FRONTLINE investigates how carpet mills contaminated Southern communities with forever chemicals, known as PFAS. With The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Post and Courier and  AL.com.

Filmed over 3 years, on 6 continents, and in 23 countries, this five-part series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, tells the stories of astonishing animal behaviors shaped by the environments they inhabit.


Sisi: Austrian Empress
Austrian empress Elisabeth, known as Sisi, was famously fashionable, charismatic and free-spirited. Season 4 is now available. In German with English subtitles.

Brokenwood Mysteries
Return to New Zealand to follow DI Mike Shepherd, with his classic car, country music collection and an indeterminate number of ex-wives, and assistant DC Kristin Sims in Season 7, available February 1 from GPB.

Call the Midwife
Season 14 is back with GPB Passport. Catch up with the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House in advance of the Season 15 premiere.

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In this episode, we discuss Scarlett: Slavery’s Enduring Legacy in an American Family, a work of creative nonfiction that traces one white family’s deep ties to slavery on Georgia’s coast. By linking plantation history to present-day violence in Brunswick, the book shows how the legacy of slavery continues to shape life in Georgia today.

If you’re joining our All Creatures Knit-Along, here’s a combination of both cozy comforts and adventurous tales to stream while you craft.

Frankie No Name shares her journey from North Carolina to Alaska, California and finally, Atlanta, where she found her musical home in blues and soul. In this conversation, Frankie discusses building community through live music, learning to trust her powerful voice and why collaboration matters more than chasing a specific goal.

51-year-old Chamblee resident Beau Broton has been sightless for 20 years. When IRS work beckoned in Atlanta metro a decade ago, he began attending Hawks games at State Farm Arena. OneCourt, based in Seattle, allows him to hear the play-by-play in real time, follow the ball, players and to have a sense of 2 or 3 point shots. It’s really a marvel for visually impaired sports fans. Read more.

This past weekend’s widespread storms, which dumped tons of snow and ice on states from New Mexico to New England, proved deadly for some and paralyzing for thousands of communities, including every Southern state save Florida. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece has a few words about the difference between experiencing the white stuff as an adult and as a child.

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, the FBI seized ballots and other election data from a Fulton County elections warehouse in Union City, parts of Georgia are under another winter storm watch and hundreds of ICE protesters marched in Macon last night. Listen and subscribe.  

Preparing for Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to help young children think about ways to show that they care for others and explore kindness. These skill-building activities encourage little learners to practice generosity and express their feelings in simple, meaningful ways.

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