Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom premieres October 4, and Becoming Frederick Douglass premieres October 11 on PBS and stream on the PBS Video App and PBS.org OWINGS MILLS, MD, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two original documentaries that shed new light on the lives of a pair of towering figures in the struggle to end slavery – Harriet Tubman and...

Bowie State University becomes first historically black university to sponsor national PBS documentaries OWINGS MILLS and BOWIE, MD, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Bowie State University today announced that Bowie State has signed on as a premier sponsor for two...

MPT announces production of national documentaries about iconic Marylanders Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass Owings Mills, MD, July 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maryland Public Television (MPT) today announced that it will produce, in association with New York-based Firelight Films, two original...

The Ensemble Theatre Remembers NAACP Co-Founder Ida B. Wells During Women's History Month HOUSTON, March 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre brings to life the story of civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells in its production of Constant Star, opening March 19, 2009,...

The Ensemble Theatre Examines the Life of Ida B. Wells With Production of Constant Star HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre pays tribute to early civil rights activist Ida B. Wells in its production of Constant Star, by Emmy nominated director and playwright...