CNN Announces "Black in America" Series

CNN Announces "Black in America" Series

CNN will launch a sweeping on-air and digital initiative, 'CNN Presents: Black in America, the network announced.
The programming, which airs over four months in 2008, focuses on fresh analysis from new voices about the real lives behind the stereotypes, statistics and identity politics that frequently frame the national dialogue about Black America.
"Reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien, 'Black in America' begins with the two-hour premiere of 'Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination,' a first-person account of what happened on April 4, 1968."
- Journal-isms

Black Magic Is ESPN's Most-Watched Doc

ESPN aired the documentary about the injustices faced by African Americans during the Civil Rights movement as told through the lives of basketball players and coaches on March 16. The first part of Black Magic was watched by an average of 1.2 million households and drew a 1.3 household rating, making it the network’s most-watched documentary ever.
- John Consoli of Media Week