While missing white women tend to become national household names from Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway to Gabby Petito, the families of the thousands of Black women who go missing each year can’t always get local police to call them. Or they might just dismiss them as runaways. A couple of women in Washington, D.C. have taken it upon themselves to follow through on the many cases, and a new four-part documentary series “Black and Missing” (HBO, 8 p.m.) chronicles their work. Soledad O’Brien worked with Geeta Gandbhir three years to produce the series; the first half shows tonight; the second half tomorrow.
The scourge of federal Indian boarding schools, which wiped out cultures if not the children themselves is covered in the film “The Children of Carlisle,” about a trip of Northern Arapaho tribal members who travel from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to retrieve the remains of three children who died there. It premieres on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
As her dad prepares for his moment in the six-hour “The Beatles: Get Back,” “Mary McCartney Serves It Up” (Discovery+, streaming) comes up with entertaining ideas for guests that include Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, her sister Stella McCartney, and oh yeah, dad, in four new episodes
“Klutch Academy” (BET, 11 p.m.) is a new five part series following young college prospects working for pro careers.
A 31st season begins for the British gearhead show “Top Gear” (BBC America, 10 p.m.).
Kevin Smith’s rebooted “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” (Netflix, streaming) returns with new episodes.