CBS yesterday announced that they will offer special programming for Juneteenth, the holiday when the United States commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Coverage will be featured across all broadcasts and platforms, leading up to and on Juneteenth, including a five-hour marathon of America In Black, the primetime newsmagazine produced by CBS News and BET, Monday, June 19 on CBS News Streaming, the Network’s 24/7 news service.
There will also be a half-hour epiode of CBS Reports exploring how a history of broken promises preventing Black farmers from owning land has contributed to the racial wealth gap and inspired new efforts to build and protect generational wealth.
“CBS News will illuminate the significance of Juneteenth and tell stories that weave together the threads of African American history and resilience,” said Alvin Patrick, executive producer of the CBS News Race and Culture Unit and head of streaming originals. “Our in-depth coverage and feature reporting across the division will examine the struggles, triumphs and aspirations of generations of Black people in the past, present and future.”
The CBS News Streaming marathon of America In Black begins at 6:00 PM, ET, on Monday, June 19. It first premiered in February and features a mix of long-form investigative reports, one-on-one newsmaker interviews, human interest stories and exclusive in-depth celebrity profiles all exploring the Black experience in America. CBS News’ Jericka Duncan will host the five-hour marathon and sit down with America In Black correspondents James Brown, Ed Gordon, Michelle Miller, Skyler Henry and Danya Bacchus to get additional perspective on the stories they reported for the series.
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