Staffel 1 von This Far by Faith: African-American Spiritual Journeys wurde am 2. Februar 2003 erstausgestrahlt.

The project demonstrated how men and women of color have been forced -- arguably more so than any other ethnic group in the U.S. to rise above their circumstances to flourish and prevail, guided by their unshakeable faith in a divine power (either one borne of their own African religions or one instilled in them by white society).