American Masters: How it Feels to be Free

January 18 at 8 pm — Tune in or stream with the PBS app and online at video.lptv.org.

The inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.