{"id":25083,"date":"2021-08-18T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25083"},"modified":"2021-08-18T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:06:02","slug":"mtv-entertainment-studios-announces-latest-project-with-angela-bassett-and-courtney-b-vances-bassett-vance-productions-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/18\/mtv-entertainment-studios-announces-latest-project-with-angela-bassett-and-courtney-b-vances-bassett-vance-productions-video\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV Entertainment Studios Announces Latest Project with Angela Bassett and Courtney B. 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It&#8217;s the 1,000-year story of how slavery stained the past, shaped the present, and continues to re-write our future.<\/p>\n<p>By sitting down with changemakers, inspirational creators, brave community leaders, and emerging notable dreamers, the series shares unimaginable accounts from distinguished leaders including Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, Senator Cory Booker, and actor David Harewood. Through preserved historical documentation and insight from studied experts, every story unfolds to chronicle how slavery frames the present and continues to act as a distinct force on the future. It&#8217;s a dialogue of reflection, oppression, and progression, offering diverse perspectives proving that this challenging yet imperative global conversation will continue for decades to come.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2660347035\" 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>&#8220;We are honored to partner with Bassett Vance Productions on this long-overdue landmark documentary series that reveals the untold story of human bondage on a global scale,&#8221; said Nina L. 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We are incredibly proud to be part of this journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As an executive producer on <em>One Thousand Years of Slavery<\/em>, Bassett Vance Productions wanted to tell the globally comprehensive history of slavery,&#8221; said Angela Bassett. &#8220;Finding the right partner and audience who share common beliefs and values was absolutely imperative as we navigate a topic that still hurts decades later. <em>One Thousand Years of Slavery<\/em> stretches the canvas beyond the 400 years we think we&#8217;ve traditionally learned about and I am thrilled to bring this storytelling to life with Smithsonian Channel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BAFTA winner and British-Nigerian Director David Olusoga explores diverse histories of survival and devastation that span across the globe &#8211; from Africa to the Caribbean, London to Washington DC, and more. Regarding his own project, Olusoga added, &#8220;Slavery is not that long ago. It&#8217;s really recent. It&#8217;s painfully close to us, and it&#8217;s no surprise it&#8217;s still shaping our societies. Our aim is to break away from just seeing the slave trade as a phenomena that exists after the conquest and discovery of the New World, but to look back. 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