{"id":37468,"date":"2022-05-19T15:10:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=37468"},"modified":"2022-05-19T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:10:57","slug":"the-cw-network-sets-june-19-premiere-for-new-specials-the-black-pack-excellence-and-brandon-leake-a-family-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/19\/the-cw-network-sets-june-19-premiere-for-new-specials-the-black-pack-excellence-and-brandon-leake-a-family-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"The CW Network Sets June 19 Premiere for New Specials &#8220;The Black Pack: Excellence&#8221; and &#8220;Brandon Leake: A Family Affair&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37469\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Black-Pack.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Black-Pack.webp 630w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Black-Pack-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CW Network announced today THE BLACK PACK: EXCELLENCE, a new special celebrating Black excellence and commemorating Juneteenth, as well as the new inspirational spoken word special BRANDON LEAKE: A FAMILY AFFAIR featuring &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; winner Brandon Leake will premiere on Sunday, June 19.<\/p>\n<p>THE BLACK PACK: EXCELLENCE (8:00-9:00PM ET\/PT) is the second special on The CW featuring acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs (&#8220;All American&#8221;), GRAMMY Award\u00ae winning singer\/songwriter NE-YO and GRAMMY Award\u00ae winning R&amp;B singer\/songwriter Eric Bellinger as &#8220;The Black Pack.&#8221; Celebrating Black excellence and culture within an irresistible blend of musical and dance performances, THE BLACK PACK: EXCELLENCE will feature a star-studded list of special guests including Tank and a soul stirring performance by Jordin Sparks to commemorate Juneteenth as &#8220;The Black Pack&#8221; explores how to celebrate America&#8217;s newly acknowledged national holiday while glorifying those that came before. &#8220;The Black Pack&#8221; also pays tribute to the iconic Sammy Davis Jr. and features a newly-penned Juneteenth anthem.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4120805679\" 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>THE BLACK PACK: EXCELLENCE is produced by Magic Lemonade and executive produced by Taye Diggs, Shannon Stoeke and Rikki Hughes, who also serves as the showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>BRANDON LEAKE: A FAMILY AFFAIR (9:00-10:00PM ET\/PT) is an innovative and groundbreaking special like no other. 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