AFROPOP

Now celebrating its 17th Season, AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange remains the only U.S.-based public media show focused on independent documentaries and narrative films about contemporary life, art and culture from the African diaspora.

Season 17

Season 17’s four episodes offer a delightful mix of documentary and narrative stories shared in feature-length and short formats. The films hail from places as far away as the Democratic Republic of Congo and as nearby as the Florida Panhandle.

Watch to discover the recollections of a woman who lived under colonial rule in Africa; an account of a man who runs a marathon to lift the veil of racial terror caused by his town’s buried history; a sci-fi tale executive produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda about a hacker collective that takes on the government to save their nation’s natural resources; and more. 

Season 17 premieres June 9, 2025 on WORLD and is available to stream thereafter right here on the BPM website as well as on WORLDchannel.org, PBS digital platforms and YouTube. Check your local listings for broadcasts on your PBS stations. AfroPoP is co-produced by Black Public Media and WORLD and is co-presented by BPM, WORLD and PBS Plus.

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AfroPop Shorts

AfroPoP Digital Shorts is Black Public Media’s series of short films (nonfiction and narrative) shedding light on a variety of topics from the Black perspective. The Digital Shorts are premieres on the BPM YouTube channel every third Monday of every other month and is available to stream on demand.

AfroPoP Digital Shorts Viewers' Choice Award
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Our inaugural AfroPoP Digital Shorts Viewers’ Choice award went to Nailah Jefferson’s Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street.  The film is currently streaming on the BPM YouTube Channel.

AfroPoP Discussion Guides

Each season, BPM offers a Discussion Guide for AfroPoP Viewers. The Season 17 guide will be available this fall.
Click below to access the guides for AfroPoP Seasons 15 and 16
Film Submissions

AfroPoP The Ultimate Cultural Exchange is accepting year-round submissions of documentary and narrative broadcast or feature-length films as well as documentary and narrative short films for our Digital Shorts series. Submit your film below.

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