Black History Month: What to Watch on Sling TV
In honor of Black History Month, we put together this list of the best things to watch, from movies to premieres to dramas and more.
Feb. 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month, and Sling TV is honored to celebrate the lives and contributions of Black leaders from the past and present. With so much live and on demand content to choose from, we put together this list of the best historical films, new premieres, documentaries, and blockbusters you’ll want to watch this February.
For even more titles, be sure to browse our “Celebrating Black History Month” collection on the home page of the app. To get the most content on Sling, subscribe to Sling Orange + Blue using the link at the bottom of this page.
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Civil Rights Leaders
Based on a True Story
Inspiring Athletes
New Premiers
Blockbusters
Oscar-Nominated Actors & Film Makers
Civil Rights Leaders
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZ2eIZ5gp-k?si=FQITgRMN-YkILJBp
Genius: MLK/ X – Nat Geo (Premieres Feb. 1)
Selma – TNT
Malcolm X – TNT
Till – MGM+
MLK/FBI – IFC Films Unlimited
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis – TCM
Based on a True Story
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mHm6l8dZyyU
Blackkklansman - FXM
Cadillac Records – Free Movies Plus (Click the link to start watching right now with Sling Freestream!)
Hidden Figures - FXM
The Hurricane - AMC+
Amistad - MGM+
The Great Debaters - Black Voices Plus
Men of Honor – FXM
Glory – Free Movies Plus
Inspiring Athletes
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FPIgb9k3cUo?si=HQXioilOXxglwR-H
The Hurricane - AMC+
The Express – AMC+
Ali – Starz
The Jackie Robinson Story – MGM+
When We Were Kings – Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Documentaries and News
https://www.youtube.com/embed/YlPxt33aC_4?si=qnIUQnQlMPr3plIy
Thriller 40 – Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
United Shades of America – CNN
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 – IFC Films Unlimited
A Ballerina's Tale – IFC Films Unlimited
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men – Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
REVOLT x Michelle Obama: The Cross-Generational Conversation - REVOLT TV
New Premieres
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4XJRpN-iLIo?si=fpu0SMAa89XP3RrI
Kokomo City – Paramount+ With SHOWTIME (Feb. 2)
The Harlem Hellfighters – HISTORY (Feb. 4)
America in Black – BET (Feb. 6)
Abbott Elementary – ABC (Feb. 7)
James Brown: Say It Loud (Documentary Series) – A&E (Feb. 19)
Blockbusters
https://www.youtube.com/embed/uG_KHjd_PSc?si=Yd0Vycpk8GYZ7kxa
Get Out – FXX
Us – Black Voices Plus
Creed – TBS
Creed II – TNT
Creed III – MGM+
Black Panther – TNT
Girls Trip – Holiday Plus
Oscar-Nominated Actors and Filmmakers
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jSidQZzJfcc?si=iPgGzcrSA2u8Yhl6
21 Bridges – TBS
Jungle Fever – Holiday Plus
Fences – Epix
Godfather of Harlem – MGM+
The Equalizer 2 – Starz
Queen & Slim – FXX
If Beale Street Could Talk – Starz
The Secret Life of Bees – FXM
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