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Watch Sun Ra: Do The Impossible Directed by Christine Turner. Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher, and music visionary Sun Ra. Streaming until: 3/21/2026. buff.ly/GUy7PZv

WE WANT THE FUNK! Directed by Stanley Nelson & Nicole London ✨ For your consideration for Outstanding Sound at the News & Documentary Emmys. Grateful to our incredible partners at Independent Lens and String and Can for helping bring this soundscape to life.

Watch Sun Ra: Do The Impossible Directed by Christine Turner. Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher, and music visionary Sun Ra. Streaming until: 3/21/2026. buff.ly/GUy7PZv

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible featured in Vogue. ✨ Directed by Christine Turner and Executive Produced by Stanley Nelson. Explore the life, music, and cosmic imagination of Sun Ra, composer, philosopher, and visionary architect of Afrofuturism. buff.ly/3SyEPiw

Congratulations, Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith, for being named as Black Public Media's 2026 Trailblazers. They will receive BPM’s most prestigious honor at the PitchBLACK Awards on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. 💫

Watch the official trailer for Sun Ra: Do The Impossible. buff.ly/9rs8B7Q

Watch Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, directed by Christine Turner. Executive Produced by Stanley Nelson, now streaming on PBS! to.pbs.org/3MShf7T

WE WANT THE FUNK! Now Streaming on YouTube! bit.ly/3ZK01MV

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible, directed by Christine Turner, Executive Produced by Stanley Nelson, premieres on 2/20/2026. Discover the extraordinary life of poet, philosopher, and music visionary Sun Ra. to.pbs.org/3MShf7T

Seven key figures of the Sun Ra Arkestra buff.ly/aI8LktO

Sun Ra biography and career timeline buff.ly/z91JmYJ

Sun Ra and the Politics of Imagination by Marcus J. Moore buff.ly/kunlFB5

American Masters – Sun Ra: Do The Impossible premieres nationwide Friday, February 20 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) and the PBS App. buff.ly/9rs8B7Q

“WE WANT THE FUNK!”, a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spans from gospel, soul, highlife, and early jazz roots, to its rise and impact on new wave and hip-hop, as funk music has been transcendent for creators and listeners alike. buff.ly/wLTehM0

Watch ✨ WE WANT THE FUNK! Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London. The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. to.pbs.org/3MeUsTA

Watch Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect, directed by Alexis Aggrey, Executive Produced by Stanley Nelson. Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice. buff.ly/hhMrzek

Attend a free film screening in Maryland of Becoming Thurgood, the legendary Supreme Court Justice and Civil Rights icon. Directed by Alexis Aggrey and co-executive produced by Stanley Nelson - Feb 19th at 11am - buff.ly/BUxGKIz

@TOBlackFilmFest is proud to honor Stanley Nelson with the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. Feb 11 at 8 PM, Isabel Bader Theatre. For Tickets: buff.ly/1D7NPKz

‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ is headed to ‘American Masters’ on PBS via @recorderonline bit.ly/4twt44m

KPFA airs an audio portion of The Freedom Riders. Stanley Nelson’s Emmy Award-winning documentary recounts the organization, intentions, and lasting influence of mostly young college students who challenged segregation in the Deep South in 1961. buff.ly/XO9i734