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Write Around the Corner: Nikki Giovanni
We travel to the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, to visit with a living legend and one of America’s most celebrated writers. This scholar, educator, poet, American icon, wonderful cook and space enthusiast talks with us about her life and work.

Tonight and Friday at 7:30 p.m.

American Masters:
Sammy Davis, Jr. & Charley Pride

Sammy Davis, Jr. kicks it up in a photo from the documentary "Sammy Davis, Jr.:
I've Gotta Be Me."

Explore the entertainer’s vast talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Features Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, and clips from his TV, film and concert performances.

Tonight at 9:00 p.m.
Grammy-winning country music icon Charley Pride is the subject of the new documentary American Masters "Charley Pride: I’m Just Me."

Explore the complicated history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride. Raised in segregated Mississippi, his journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.

Friday at 9:00 p.m.

Nova: The Next Pompeii
View of Campi Flegrei, Vesuvius on the background

In the shadow of Italy’s Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. Scientists gain new insights into what happened in nearby Pompeii, and dig into the unique geology of Campi Flegrei. How will they know if the ever-shifting ground is reaching a breaking point? And can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii?

Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.

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Booker T. Washington, who established Tuskegee Institute .

Black History Collection
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