{"id":10559,"date":"2020-06-05T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10559"},"modified":"2020-06-05T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T03:10:02","slug":"oprah-winfrey-hosts-a-two-night-conversation-on-tuesday-june-9-part-1-and-wednesday-june-10-part-2-at-900-800c-both-nights-with-black-thought-leaders-activists-and-artists-for-own-spotlig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/05\/oprah-winfrey-hosts-a-two-night-conversation-on-tuesday-june-9-part-1-and-wednesday-june-10-part-2-at-900-800c-both-nights-with-black-thought-leaders-activists-and-artists-for-own-spotlig\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey Hosts a Two-Night Conversation (on Tuesday, June 9 (Part 1) and Wednesday, June 10 (Part 2) at 9:00\/8:00c both nights) with Black Thought Leaders, Activists and Artists for &#8220;OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go from Here?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10560\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oprah_Winfrey_2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oprah_Winfrey_2010.jpg 528w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oprah_Winfrey_2010-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oprah_Winfrey_2010-260x179.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Oprah_Winfrey_2010-160x110.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><br \/>\nOprah Winfrey Hosts In-Depth, Two-Night Conversation with Black Thought Leaders, Activists, and Artists for &#8220;<em><strong>OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go from Here?<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; The two-night special will simulcast on OWN and across all of Discovery&#8217;s 18 other U.S. networks on Tuesday, June 9 (Part 1) and Wednesday, June 10 (Part 2) at 9:00\/8:00c both nights.<\/p>\n<p>Special Features Ava DuVernay, Stacey Abrams, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Rashad Robinson, Ibram Kendi, Rev. 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Blow<\/p><div id=\"morty-3559342847\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Special Will Be Available Across Discovery&#8217;s Global Platforms In More Than 200 Countries and Territories<\/p>\n<p>In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a two-night special &#8220;<em>OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?<\/em>&#8221; that will simulcast on OWN and across all of Discovery&#8217;s 18 other U.S. networks on Tuesday, June 9 (Part 1) and Wednesday, June 10 (Part 2) at 9PM ET\/PT both nights. It will also stream for free on the Watch OWN and Discovery Family TVE apps, as well as OWN&#8217;s Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram channels and be available on Discovery&#8217;s global platforms in more than 200 countries and territories. The special features Oprah Winfrey as she speaks directly with a range of Black thought leaders, activists and artists about systematic racism and the current state of America.<\/p>\n<p>The in-depth conversations offer insight and tangible plans to answer the questions &#8220;What matters now?&#8221; &#8220;What matters next?&#8221; and &#8220;Where do we go from here?.&#8221; Featured guests include politician Stacey Abrams, journalist Charles M. 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