John Malveaux on 'When I Rise' on PBS Feb. 8: 'If you missed the broadcast, please check for a rebroadcast date'

On Jan. 16, 2011 AfriClassical posted: PBS: “'When I Rise' is a feature-length documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad in a 'racial controversy.'” John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD sends this update:

Independent Lens “When I Rise” aired on PBS stations nationally on February 8, 2011. John Malveaux recommended watching “When I Rise” on 1-16-2011 Africlassical blog. If you missed the broadcast, please check for a rebroadcast date and see http://www.itvs.org/films/when-i-rise and http://www.itvs.org/films/when-i-rise/photos-and-press-kit.

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John Malveaux
MusicUNTOLD

PBS: “'When I Rise' is a feature-length documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad' in a 'racial controversy'

John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD, http://musicuntold.com/ tells AfriClassical: “Suggested viewing on PBS”: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-i-rise/

Premieres Tuesday, February 8, 2011 on PBS

When I Rise is a feature-length documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student who finds herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, struggling against the odds and ultimately ascending to the heights of international opera.