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Smithsonian Channel Shares First Look at ‘One Thousand Years of Slavery’; ‘Vice’ Renewed for Third and Fourth Season (TV News Roundup)

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Smithsonian Channel has shared a clip promoting “One Thousand Years of Slavery,” a new docuseries that aims to tell the global story of slavery.The four-part series features interviews and discussions with notable Black actors, celebrities and leaders, who will dive into their own family connections to slavery and unpack the legacy it has left today.

Some of the people interviewed for the series include Debbie Allen, Valerie Jarrett, Lorraine Toussaint, Soledad O’Brien, CCH Pounder, Senator Cory Booker, Marc Morial and Dulé Hill.The series is executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B.

Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions, with Vance narrating every episode. In the clip, Vance speaks at a private panel discussion with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, AAFCA President Gil Robertson, Smithsonian Channel Head James Blue and Dr.

Jessica Mildward. Vance discussed why he thinks the miniseries is necessary, and how it can help young people who are currently working in activism and the fight for social justice. “We don’t know all the answers, and the answers are us,” Vance said at the panel. “The stories are us.

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