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Disney Channel Honors Black History Month The Disney Channel will feature a special lineup of original movies and television shows in honor of Black History Month beginning Feb. 2, which will include new episodes of "The Jersey'" and "The Famous Jett Jackson."
"So Weird" will air the episode, "Blues," Feb. 2 in which Molly and the gang channel the same blues song on their way to a gig in a Mississippi Blues club. Bo Diddley and Marlene Warfield guest star in the episode. A brand-new episode of "Jett Jackson," entitled "Lost and Found," has Jett exploring whether or not he really knows what it means to be a young black man in America. Black History Month programming continues with a special presentation of the Disney Channel's Emmy Award-winning movie "The Color of Friendship," on Feb. 3. The movie is based on events that occurred when African-American congressman Ron V. Dellums invited an African exchange student into his home in 1977 and ended up hosting a white South African.
"Selma, Lord, Selma" has its Disney Channel premiere on Feb. 4. The film, set in Alabama in 1965, tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who becomes a devout follower of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and participates in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Disney Channel special programming continues with "The Jersey" 's "Jersey of Dreams," premiering Feb. 8. In the episode, Coleman and the jersey help fulfill the dreams of an elderly black man who never had the chance to play professional football. Stephen Davis and Bruce Smith from the Washington Redskins guest star in the episode. Related Shows
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