One of the things we love about Pluto TV is they will take every event and make it the best they can for their viewers. Black History Month is celebrated, sadly, in the shortest month of the year. In 2023, Pluto TV is offering great films and specials made by or celebrating people of color. For Black History Month, they’ve elevated their vast array of channels and content available spanning film, comedy, Black entertainment, and more.
Key Programming
- Music Mondays on Pluto TV Celebrity starting at 6pm ET with “Beyonce & Jay-Z Power Love,” “Nikki Minaj: Pink Planet,” “T-Pain,” “Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love of All,” and more
- Celebrate Sidney Poitier’s birthday on Feb 20 on Classic Movies Channel with films including “The Defiant Ones,” “Paris Blues,” “Lilies of the Field,” and more
- On Feb 3 at 8pm ET, stream Barbershop, Barbershop 2, and Beauty Shop on Black Cinema
- Stream Queen Latifah hits like “Last Holiday,” “Beauty Shop,” and “Mad Money” on February 10 on Black Cinema at 8pm ET
- On Feb 12 at 8pm ET, Pluto TV highlights Pam Grier on Pluto TV’s Black Cinema channel streaming films including “Coffy,” “Friday Foster,” “Black Mama, White Mama,” “Original Gangstas,” and “Scream,” “Blacula,” “Scream!“
Channel Offerings and Timing
- Black Cinema / all month
- Examples of titles: “Cadillac Records,” “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Madea’s Tough Love,” “Paid in Full,” “An Uninvited Guest,” “The Original Kings of Comedy,” “Soul Men,” “Last Holiday,” “Beauty Shop,” “Mad Money,” “Hendrix,” “Soul Men“
- BET Pluto TV / all month
- Examples of titles: “Soul! The Complete Series,” “Mandela,” “Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am,” “Venus and Serena,” “Nelson Mandela: Resistance,” “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” “The Obamas: Believe,” and “Obama: Building the Dream“
- BET Her Pluto TV / all month
- Examples of titles: “Good Hair,” “Whitney, Soul! The Complete Series,” “Mandela,” “Toni Morrison: Pieces I Am,” “Venus and Serena”
- Black Classics/ all month
- Examples of titles: “Lilies of the Field,” “The Long Walk Home,” “Women of Brewster Place,” “The Defiant Ones”
- Cine jaja / every Saturday and Sunday
- Examples of titles: “Mi Angelito Favorito,” “Un Lio en Dolares,” “Feo de Dia“
- Pluto TV History / every Sunday
- Examples of titles: “A Century of Black Cinema,” “Let Freedom Sing Music of Civil Rights,” “Jackie Robinson My Story,” “Mandela,” ““Michael Jackson Remember the King,” “Michelle Obama Life After the White House,” “Killing Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Martin Luther King Jr: Enough is Enough”
Celebrate Black Music
- Live Music Replay / every Sunday: The Soul Section
- Vevo True School Hip-Hop / every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Black History Month: Hip-Hop Legends
- Vevo Retro Rock / every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Black History Month: Rock & Metal Legends
- Vevo R&B / every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Black History Month: Today’s R&B Superstars
- Vevo Reggaeton & Trap / every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Black History Month: Afro Latinos
- Vevo Country / every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Black History Month: Today’s Country Stars
- Vevo Pop / every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Black History Month: Today’s Pop Superstar
Vevo Latino / every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Black History Month: Afro Latinos
If you enjoy any of these programs listed you may also want to check out Pluto TV’s program for Valentine’s Day.
