BET ANNOUNCES POWERFUL PROGRAMMING SLATE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH AND THE RESILIENCE OF BLACK CULTURE UNDER ITS ‘CONTENT FOR CHANGE’ INITIATIVE

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New York, NY – June 19, 2023 – BET will celebrate Juneteenth with an array of inspirational programming under its “Content For Change” initiative. BET will air impactful news specials and inspirational digital content across all of our platforms this month.

For a complete list of programming and events for Juneteenth please see below:

• “The Power of Juneteenth” airs on Monday, June 19 at 12 PM ET/PT on BET, BET Her, and premiering for the first time on BET+ – In this BET News special featuring Opal Lee and Henry Louis Gates Jr., CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan honors the history and significance of Juneteenth through food and music

• “America in Black” Juneteenth Marathon airs Monday, June 19 beginning at 6:00 PM ET to 11:00 PM ET on CBS News Streaming – The CBS News Streaming Network will BROADCAST a Juneteenth Marathon of the BET, CBS NEWS original primetime newsmagazine Series “America In Black,” hosted by CBS News' Jericka Duncan. During the episodes, Duncan will interview correspondents Ed Gordon, James Brown, Michelle Miller, Skyler Henry and Danya Bacchus to get additional perspective on the stories they reported for the series. Viewers can watch the “America In Black Juneteenth Marathon” on CBSNews.com, Paramount+ or by downloading the free CBS News App.

ON BET.COM:

• BET Bookmark | Juneteenth Reading List - Celebrate the day with your kids by sharing this summer reading list to help them understand why everyone (should) have the day off. Check out the listicle on BET.com here: BET Bookmark: Your Juneteenth (Kids) Holiday Reading List

• Juneteenth Black History Quiz -Test your knowledge of the history of this holiday. Lots of people think Juneteenth is the day Black people were emancipated. In fact, they’d be wrong. Take our quiz on to see how much you know about the history surrounding the day. You can test your knowledge here: BET’s Juneteenth Quiz

• Black Holidays Around the World - While we celebrate Juneteenth in the U.S., Black people in many countries have their own freedom holidays. In this listicle, we explore other Black Diaspora Freedom Holidays (Caribbean, Africa, South America, and Europe) and their significance. This listicle drops on BET.com Monday, June 19.

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