Cable networks and streaming services are gearing up this weekend to celebrate Father’s Day as well as Juneteenth -- the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States -- with original programming specials and events. 

In celebration of Father’s Day (June 20) , OWN on June 19 will feature a special, Honoring Our Kings: A Black Dad Conversation, hosted by Sterling K. Brown who discusses the joys and challenges of Black fatherhood with such celebrities as John Legend, D.L. Hughley, Tony Gonzalez and Deon Cole. The special follows a June 15 OWN original show, Honor Our Kings: Celebrating Black Fatherhood, that is currently streaming on Discovery Plus. 

Netflix on June 18 will premiere a Father’s Day-themed original movie Fatherhood, starring Kevin Hart as a widower taking on one of the toughest jobs in the world, according to the streaming service.

In honor of the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy on June 19, 1865, the industry’s Juneteenth focus begins tonight (June 17) with Peacock’s Civil War (or Who Do We Think We Are), a documentary exploring how Americans tell the story of their Civil War through interviews and scenes filmed North and South from President Obama’s final year in office through the present, according to the streaming service. 

On Saturday, History will premiere the documentary Fight The Power: The Movements That Changed America. Hosted by NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the documentary will look at the impact key movements throughout US History have had in shaping our society, laws, and culture.

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Also on Saturday, Revolt, in partnership with Vice Media Group, will premiere a special episode of Revolt Black News that will feature influential conversations and musical performances set to explore political topics relevant to the Black youth and leaders of today to encourage young changemakers to exercise their political rights and benefit future generations. 

In addition, The Smithsonian Channel will air throughout the day original video essays from prominent and emerging writers, artists, activists, community leaders and teachers reflecting on Juneteenth and how this consequential moment in American history deeply resonates today.

Layer3 TV, the Denver-based MVPD, is the first pay TV provider to carry The Smithsonian Channel’s 4K VOD library.  Layer3 TV added the programmer’s HD linear channel in October.

The Smithsonian Channel’s 4K offering includes 10 hours of content that is refreshed each quarter. Example of titles offered in 4K from The Smithsonian Channel include Mysteries of the Rainforest, Aerial America, Sacred Sites and David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies.

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Layer3 TV also has 4K distribution with Insight TV and NASA TV, and has offered several live TV events in the format, including Fox Sports’ 4K college football coverage, and the Bellator NYC mixed martial arts fight night in June.

Layer3 TV supports 4K on all its set-top boxes, though customers will also need a 4K-capable TV to take advantage of content delivered in that format. Layer3 TV said more than half of its subs depend on the provider for 4K content.

Denver-based Layer3 TV has launched in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Longmont, Colo. A launch in New York is in the works. 

The Smithsonian Channel this September will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Star Trek TV series with a special focusing on the show’s influence on science and technology.

The two-hour special, Building Star Trek, will premiere Sept. 8 and will follow the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum conservation team as they attempt to restore and conserve the original 11-foot, 250-pound model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the original series, said network officials. The two-hour special also profiles a new generation of engineers and scientists who are making Star Trek’s visionary technology real, said the network.

The original Star Trek series premiered on NBC Sept. 8, 1966 and has spawned a slew of spinoff TV series and movies.

Building Star Trek is produced by Yap Films for Smithsonian Channel and Discovery Canada, with Yap Films’ Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth Trojian serving as executive producers, along with Smithsonian Channel’s David Royle, Charles Poe and Tim Evans.