[Atlanta, GA, February 7, 2025] – Throughout the month of February, Bounce, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network for black audiences, will honor the rich history, culture, and achievements of African Americans with a carefully curated selection of movies, documentaries, and special programming.
Bounce is committed to showcasing the diverse stories and experiences of Black people year round. During Black History Month, the network is offering a compelling programming lineup that not only highlights key historical moments but also celebrates the contemporary achievements of African Americans.
Highlights of Black History Month on Bounce:
Friday 2/7: Pioneers in Sports
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TITLE: From The Rough
CAST: Taraji P. Henson, Tom Felton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Henry Simmons
PREMISE: Dr. Catana Starks becomes the first woman and the first African American woman to coach a men’s college golf team.
TITLE: From The Rough
CAST: Taraji P. Henson, Tom Felton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Henry Simmons
PREMISE: Dr. Catana Starks becomes the first woman and the first African American woman to coach a men’s college golf team.
TITLE: Glory Road
CAST: Derek Luke, Mehcad Brooks, Josh Lucas, Jon Voight
PREMISE: In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black college basketball team to the NCAA national championship to beat an undefeated all-white Kentucky team.
Friday 2/14: Music Legends
TITLE: Cadillac Records
CAST: Beyonce Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Mos Def, Cedric The Entertainer
PREMISE: The compelling true-life story of the Chicago record label that helped the world discover such legendary artists as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, and Chuck Berry.
TITLE: Purple Rain
CAST: Prince, Kotero Apollonia, Morris Day
PREMISE: A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
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Friday 2/21: Race Relations & The Law
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TITLE: A Time To Kill
CAST: Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock
PREMISE: In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a blackman accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, inciting a revolt by local racist groups.
TITLE: In The Heat Of The Night
CAST: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
PREMISE: A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Friday 2/28 : Trailblazers for Equality in Education
TITLE: Best Of Enemies
CAST: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay
PREMISE: Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
TITLE: Miss Virginia
CAST: Uzo Aduba, Niles Fitch, Vanessa Williams, Adina Porter
PREMISE: A struggling single mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow him to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future, and that of thousands like him.
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