{"id":12529,"date":"2020-08-26T23:05:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T04:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2020-08-26T23:05:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T04:05:04","slug":"own-announces-black-fatherhood-special-own-spotlight-they-call-me-dad-set-to-premiere-on-tuesday-september-15-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/26\/own-announces-black-fatherhood-special-own-spotlight-they-call-me-dad-set-to-premiere-on-tuesday-september-15-video\/","title":{"rendered":"OWN Announces Black Fatherhood Special &#8220;OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad&#8221; Set to Premiere on Tuesday, September 15 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mHU22EBFtrw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today &#8220;<strong><em>OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a one-hour special that celebrates Black fatherhood, is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 15 at 9PM ET\/PT (immediately after OWN&#8217;s hit drama series &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s The Haves and the Have-Nots<\/em>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>OWN Spotlight: They Call Me Dad<\/em>&#8221; is an inspirational one-hour special that celebrates Black Fatherhood and the special bond dads have with their children, giving viewers exclusive access to a group of famous black fathers away from the spotlight and doing the most admirable thing imaginable &#8211; being a loving dad.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2682247788\" 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>Through a series of deeply personal profiles, the special follows five celebrity Black fathers from diverse backgrounds, in their homes and unguarded, as they showcase the joys, fears, and fulfillment that being a dad brings while also shifting the narratives for a more accurate representation of Black fatherhood. 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