Hosted by BET News Correspondent Marc Lamont Hill and Actress Keke
Palmer, the Hour-Long Special Features an Exclusive Sit Down Interview
with Michael Brown's Parents and Highlights the Social and Racial
Implications of This Recent Tragedy
106 & PARK to Dedicate Its Social Media Platforms Solely to
Conversations Happening in Ferguson as an Additional Outlet for the
Area's Youth to Express Themselves and by Using the Hashtag #106HandsUp
Can Let Their Voices Be Heard and Gather Information on How They Can
Affect Change
For more info go to BET.com/MichaelBrown and join the conversation by
using hashtags: #BETJustice
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Every African-American parent's worst nightmare is materializing as
another unarmed black youth is killed by a police officer following a
confrontation as he walked down the street. The shooting death of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri is a tragically too familiar
narrative in Black America. Similar to the Trayvon Martin Case, this
tragedy is garnering national attention and galvanizing public outrage
and protest across the country. Hosted by BET NewsCorrespondent
Marc Lamont Hilland Actress Keke Palmer, the BET News Special
will deconstruct and examine the key elements of the case through
first-hand accounts and will present an exclusive sit down interview
with the Brown family. Premiering Friday, August 22 at 7 PM* the BET
News Special: Justice For Ferguson: The Shooting of Michael Brown"
will report on all of the elements that are leading this case to reach
its fever pitch.
Excerpt from BET News' Exclusive interview with
Michael Brown's family:
BET News: "When you think about the situation…how does that make
you feel?"
Lesley McSpadden (Michael Brown's Mother): "You know what? The
lies that are being told, they don't bother me because I know the truth.
I know my child. So I know justice is coming. It's close."
The BET News special traces this story from when it first made
headlines to the rallies that mobilized folks to the streets demanding
justice. The special showcases on the ground footage captured walking
through a protest with St. Louis native Nelly to the harrowing moments
when the crew is caught in the cross-fire as police turn on
protesters and journalists with tear gas and rubber bullets. The Justice
For Ferguson special will report on new developments in the case
including accounts from a witness who says she saw the murder and has
raw uncensored never-before-seen footage just moments after the
shooting. Additionally BET News speaks to Missouri Highway
Patrol's Captain Ron Johnson and NAACP chair John Gaskin.
Log on to BET.com/MichaelBrown
for exclusive video content, up-to-the-minute updates on the case and
compelling interviews. Join the conversation on social media by
logging on to BET's multiple social media platforms by using hashtag: #BETJustice;
and following us @BETNews. Express yourself and let your voice be heard
on what is happening in Ferguson by keeping the conversation going on 106
& PARK's social media platforms and using the hashtag #106HandsUp.
*All times are ET/PT.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news;
CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to
54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel
and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings
for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event
Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with
festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides
ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET
International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
BET Networks
Luis Defrank, 212-205-3156
luis.defrank@bet.net
Source: BET Networks
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