Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
We Will Not Die Like Dogs (#106)
AIDS activists from the African countries of Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Zambia are profiled.
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Program Description: AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE, the innovative documentary series on contemporary life, art and pop culture in the African Diaspora. Four films introduce powerful stories: African boxers journey across the Atlantic to match their skills against the best in the world; a teenage girl travels to Ghana and an expatriate from Sierra Leone returns to his homeland, each hoping to dispel prevailing myths about the two countries; and, Hurricane Katrina victims find themselves refugees in their own country.
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The Fighting Spirit (#201)
Three boxers in a poor area of Ghana battle their way to the glittering rings of Europe and the US.
- Wed, December 2, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 2, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 2, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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Desert Bayou (#202)
The story of African Americans airlifted to Utah by the US government during Hurricane Katrina.
- Wed, December 2, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 2, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 2, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
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Ten Days In Africa (#101)
Regi Allen visits 3 West African countries and explores the complexities surrounding black identity.
- Wed, December 2, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
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- Wed, December 2, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 2, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 3, 1:00 AM on IPTV World
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Black to Our Roots (#203)
A 17-year-old girl travels to her ancestral home in Ghana to escape a cycle of poverty in Atlanta.
- Wed, December 9, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 9, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 9, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 9, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
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- Mon, December 21, 2:00 AM on IPTV World
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Moving to the Beat (#204)
Explore how youth in Africa and America use hip hop music as a language for social change.
- Wed, December 16, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 20, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 27, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 27, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 27, 10:00 PM on IPTV World
- Mon, December 28, 2:00 AM on IPTV World
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Hip Hop Revolution (#104)
A generation is inspired to question and conquer an unjust political system by the hip-hop culture.
- Wed, December 16, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 17, 1:00 AM on IPTV World
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Welcome to Nollywood (#102)
Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage provide a look at the blossoming Nigerian movie industry.
- Wed, December 23, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 27, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
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Mix (#105)
Two female hip-hop disc jockeys express themselves in ways that genuinely baffle their parents.
- Wed, December 23, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 24, 1:00 AM on IPTV World
