{"id":55473,"date":"2023-06-15T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=55473"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:34:57","slug":"abc-news-studios-honors-juneteenth-and-black-music-month-with-a-one-hour-primetime-special-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/15\/abc-news-studios-honors-juneteenth-and-black-music-month-with-a-one-hour-primetime-special-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Studios Honors Juneteenth and Black Music Month with a One-Hour Primetime Special Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42646\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Soul-of-a-Nation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Soul-of-a-Nation.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Soul-of-a-Nation-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ABC News Studios&#8217; Emmy\u00ae and GLAAD Award-winning series &#8220;<strong><em>Soul of a Nation<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; will celebrate hip-hop&#8217;s 50th anniversary with a one-hour special, &#8220;<strong><em>Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes &amp; Reflections<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; featuring thought-provoking conversations with artists, producers, executives and changemakers in the industry. Honoring Juneteenth and Black Music Month, the primetime special, airing Monday, June 19, will detail the history of hip-hop, providing insight into its origins, growth and evolution over the last 50 years and where things stand today.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News&#8217; fourth Juneteenth primetime special includes four roundtable conversations focusing on financial literacy, mental health, social justice, and women&#8217;s empowerment hosted by hip-hop radio icon Angie Martinez, with rappers Master P, The Lox, E-40, Lola Brooke, Coi Leray, Joey Bada$$, Fat Joe and MC Lyte; radio and television host Charlamagne tha God; activists Michael Eric Dyson, Wes Jackson, and Chelsea Miller; media personality Melyssa Ford; PUMA creative director and designer June Ambrose; Roc Nation co-president Shari Bryant; and &#8220;Earn Your Leisure&#8221;&#8216;s Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3494092486\" 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;It is an honor to be an executive producer and partner with ABC on &#8220;<em>Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes &amp; Reflections<\/em>,&#8221; Martinez said. &#8220;Storytelling and hip-hop have always been at the core of my DNA and are the foundation for my company In Real Life Productions. 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