SECRETS OF THE CARIBBEAN
Secrets of the Caribbean, is an exciting new lifestyle/history/culture television program that goes beyond the beach and resorts. We’ll introduce you to the “real” Caribbean! The Voyage begins March 15th!
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 11am ET / 12pm CT
GREAT GOSPEL MORNING
Join us every morning for a two hour television magazine that combines joyous gospel music, inspiring feature stories, and interviews.
D.C. BREAKDOWN
D.C. Breakdown is a new kind of political talk show. A program with a “perspective” both Southern and cultural, broadcast from our nation’s capital in Washington DC.
AFRICAN AMERICAN THEMED FILMS
Under our Soul Cinema marque airing daily 24/7, the Network brings a unique African American curated experience to our audience.
From a historical standpoint, African American film is broadly divided into 4 periods.
1. The First Period
The First Period is known as “Race Films Period”. This covers the
beginning of Black Cinema up and to including World War II.
Examples from this Period are the films of Oscar Micheaux and
Spencer Williams with stars like Paul Robeson, “The Emperor
Jones and musicals including “Cabin in the Sky” and “Stormy
Weather” which starred talents as Bill “Bojangles” Robinson,
Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Louie Armstrong, the Nicolas Brothers, etc.
2. The Second Period
The Second Period is the ‘Civil Rights or Assimilation Period”. Films
took on POV of returning Black Soldiers from WWII and Korea who
believed if they were good enough to die for the USA they were good
enough to enjoy their full rights as citizens. Stars like Sidney Poitier,
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr, etc., typified
this Period. Film titles included, “Carmen Jones”, “the Defiant Ones”,
“No Way Out” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.
3. The Third Period
The Third Period is referred to as the “Blaxploitation Period”, the
filmmakers largely children of the WWII generation and a product of the Civil Rights Era made films characterized by Black
empowerment and romanticized visions of Black America like
“Block Cobra”, “Christy Love”, “Superfly’’, “Shaft”, and “The
Mack”
4. The Fourth Period
The Fourth Period is referred to as the “New Black Film Period”
and began largely with “hip hop” influenced film, broadbased
comedies, and social/heightened realism such as “Boys N the
Hood”, “New Jack City” and “Coming to America” and continues up to and including films popular among the AA Demo
today such as Tyler Perry.