{"id":14335,"date":"2020-12-21T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T21:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/?p=14335"},"modified":"2020-12-21T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T21:13:28","slug":"unsung-premieres-music-and-the-movement-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/unsung-premieres-music-and-the-movement-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsung Premieres Music and the Movement Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TV One has announced the premiere date of its two-part documentary special UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT \u2013remembering the artists and songs that have provided the soundtrack to the fight for justice and equality \u2013 airing part one on Monday, January 18, 2021, at 8 P.M. ET\/7C immediately followed by part two at 9 P.M. ET\/8C. On hand to provide commentary about the new musical genre that emerged during pivotal movements in Black Americans tumultuous past and troubling present are Erica Campbell, Big Gipp, Raheem DeVaughn, Rev. Al Sharpton, Isaac Hayes III, Ronda Racha Penrice, Headkrack, Shante Paige, DJ Kemit, Dyana Williams, Angie Ange, Colby Colb, Rickey Vincent, Steve Ivory, Delores Thompson, Dave Washington, Billy Johnson, Jr., Kenny Gamble, P. Frank Williams, Keith Murphy, DJ Yella, Battlecat, Soren Baker, and Felicia \u201cPoetess\u201d Morris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMusic is the heart and soul of Black culture \u2013 giving life to our experiences, voice to our stories and growing power out of our pain,\u201d said Cathy Hughes, Chairwoman, Urban One, Inc. \u201cEvery melody, lyric and rhythm artfully depicts the layers of Black diversity, scope of black creativity, and depths of the complexity of our people. TV One\u2019s Music & the Movement special pays homage to the music and music makers whose talents created a soundtrack of Black music during moments of political and social unrest throughout our history. It is another opportunity for us to spotlight Black content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout history, Black music has been a clarion call to amplify the voice of our community and important social and political movements like the Civil Rights and Black Lives Matters Movements,\u201d remarked Robyn Greene Arrington, Vice President of Programming and Production. \u201cAfter an unprecedented year of social, economic, and political turmoil, we felt MLK Day was a great time to chronicle the ongoing struggles of Black Americans along with those who tirelessly lend their voices to protesting injustice and instigating positive changes for our community and social justice movements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day special incorporates first-hand accounts, interviews with artists and media, coupled with archival footage from memorable speeches, soul-stirring vocal performances, and more. Moments of Black auditory dissent featured in the special spans centuries and includes themes of Negro spirituals, like \u201cSwing Low Sweet Chariot,\u201d which provided both a distraction from the harsh conditions of slavery and communication tools for the enslaved as they plotted their escape to freedom; to soul and funk anthems during the Black Power movement performed by Aretha Franklin (\u201cRespect\u201d) and Curtis Mayfield (\u201cPeople Get Ready\u201d) demanding an immediate change to the political landscape and that civil rights be upheld; to the heart-wrenching viral music videos by young, contemporary artists \u2013 like Keedron Bryant\u2019s captivating single \u201cI Just Want to Live\u201d \u2013 creating rallying mixtapes for the current Black Lives Matter movement which, this past summer, saw a melting pot of cultures across the globe who marched in solidarity, to protest police brutality. The two one-hour specials serve as a re-examination of the power that music has had to transform a cultural moment into a movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT will feature the broadcast debut of the original track “KliKKK KlaKKK” by Sunny Dizzle and the group Steaksawse, recently announced as the winner of Reach Media’s “The Song” contest. Presented in partnership with Kevin Liles and 300 Entertainment, the contest was designed to provide an opportunity for an independent artist to create music that reflects the current climate, elevates the collective consciousness, and promotes hope and change. The single will have its global release on Friday, January 15, 2020 and will be featured accross Reach Media radio stations.
\nUNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT is executive produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions’ Arthur Smith and Frank Sinton with Executive Producers Mark Rowland and Co-Executive Producer Kysha Mounia and Co-Executive Producer P. Frank Williams. For TV One, Jason Ryan is Executive Producer in Charge of Production, Donyell Kennedy-McCullough is Senior Director of Talent & Casting, and Robyn Greene Arrington is Vice President of Original Programming and Production <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TV One has announced the premiere date of its two-part documentary special UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT \u2013remembering the artists and songs that have provided the soundtrack to the fight for justice and equality \u2013 airing part one on Monday, January 18, 2021, at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2885,3401],"tags":[1726,447,4052],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14335"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14338,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14335\/revisions\/14338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gospelflava.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}