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TheGrio Ramps Up Election Night Special

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Two-hour primetime ‘Black America Must Vote’ special to focus on election coverage

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Tyler Perry accepts the Humanitarian Award during the 2021 Oscars

BET Plus Debuts Trailer for This Tyler Perry Spinoff Series

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'Sistas' spinoff series 'Zatima' to debut September 29

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Fx's 'Atlanta'

FX Has Released the Final Season Trailer, Premiere Date for this Emmy-Winning Series

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Fourth season of 'Atlanta' to premiere September 4

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Chef G. Garvin in Aspire TV's 'G. Garvin Live!'

New Aspire TV Leader Aims to Get Network's Content Widely Distributed

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Angela Cannon of Magic Johnson-founded network says Aspire seeks to remain relevant to Black viewers in a crowded TV landscape

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Dear Culture on theGrio Black Podcast Network

TheGrio Aims To Deliver News, Entertainment Content to Black Audiences Across Multiple Platforms

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Byron Allen-owned network adds podcast network to website, linear TV offerings

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Catcher Toby Atwell scrambles for Dodger second baseman Jackie Robinson, who crosses home plate to score the winning run in the last half of the tenth inning at Ebbets Field on June 18th.

What History Wants You to Know About Its ‘After Jackie’ Baseball Documentary

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Exec producer Stanley Nelson says doc chronicles exploits of Black baseball players following Jackie Robinson

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OWN's 'Black Love'

OWN To Launch Final Season of ‘Black Love’ Docu Series in July

By R. Thomas Umstead published

Couples Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Rodney Norris, JB Smoove and Shahidah Omar to be profiled in sixth season

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United Shades of America

CNN to Launch New Season of ‘United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell’ in July

By R. Thomas Umstead published

Seventh season of Emmy-winning documentary series debuts July 10

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A Black Lady Sketch Show

HBO Greenlights New Season of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’

By R. Thomas Umstead published

Robin Thede-created sketch series gets fourth season nod

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Princell Hair, President and CEO, Black News Channel

Black News Channel Shuts Down Operations

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Black-targeted news channel pulls plug after two years on air

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