BET on Tuesday announced a programming series that will address systemic racism, the violence faced by Black people in America and solutions to help move the country forward.
Justice Now: A BET News Special will feature host Marc Lamont Hill in discussion with guests that include: George Floyd’s family, former NBA player Stephen Jackson, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, singer John Legend, Rapper T.I., New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, activist Tamika Mallory and NAACP president Derrick Johnson.
In addition, later this week BET News will hold Justice Now a virtual telecast in which a panel made up of community leaders and activists will share views on “the reforms necessary in America’s political and criminal justice systems and the importance of voting at state and federal levels.”
“We stand in steadfast solidarity with George Floyd’s family, the many victims of racist brutality, and those who are using their voices and platforms to challenge it,” BET president Scott Mills said in a statement.
BET is leveraging every platform and resource at our disposal to support and inform our community and help identify strategies and viable solutions in this time of crisis.”
