{"id":127720,"date":"2018-12-19T01:58:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T06:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=127720"},"modified":"2018-12-25T02:30:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T07:30:59","slug":"danielle-brooks-to-host-11th-season-of-afropop-the-ultimate-cultural-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/danielle-brooks-to-host-11th-season-of-afropop-the-ultimate-cultural-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielle Brooks To Host 11th Season Of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-127722\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 200 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Danielle-Brooks-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning actress <strong>Danielle Brooks<\/strong>, star of Netflix\u2019s blockbuster series <strong>Orange Is the New Black<\/strong>, has been named host of the eleventh season of the public television series <strong>AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.<\/strong> Brooks will help guide audiences as they journey through AfroPoP\u2019s new slate of documentary and short stories on contemporary life, art and culture in the African Diaspora. Season 11 of the series, which highlights diverse issues including social justice, politics, LGBTQ identity, fashion and violence against women, <strong>premieres at 8 p.m. ET\/10 p.m. PT on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, on the WORLD Channel, with a new episode airing each Monday through February 18. AfroPoP is produced by Black Public Media (BPM) and co-presented by American Public Television (APT).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-78333\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AfroPoP-Logo-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFrom Africa to America and back again, AfroPoP once again fulfills its commitment to bring engaging and thought-provoking stories about the African Diaspora to U.S. audiences,\u201d<\/strong> said co-executive producer and BPM executive director Leslie Fields-Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>The trailblazing series will be distributed to public television stations across the U.S. in February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-127724\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 179'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Danielle-Brooks-of-Orange-Is-the-New-Black-to-host-new-season-of-AfroPoP-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lauded for her breakout role as Taystee on Orange Is the New Black, Brooks has also garnered praise on the stage, earning a Tony award nomination for her performance as Sofia in the Broadway production of The Color Purple. A Juilliard-trained performer, Brooks has also appeared in the HBO series Girls and High Maintenance and on Master of None (Netflix). She joins an esteemed list of entertainers who have emceed previous seasons of AfroPoP including Idris Elba, Anika Noni Rose, Wyatt Cenac, Gabourey Sidibe, Anthony Mackie, Yaya DaCosta, Jussie Smollett, Nikki Beharie and Nicholas L. Ashe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe are thrilled to have another compelling and dynamic season of AfroPoP to share with public television audiences nationwide,\u201d<\/strong> stated APT Director Business Development &amp; International Sales Thomas Davison. <strong>\u201cNow in its eleventh season, AfroPoP has firmly established itself on station schedules across the country.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-127725\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 179'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WORLD-Channel-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be bringing the eleventh season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange to WORLD Channel viewers across the country,\u201d<\/strong> said WORLD Channel Executive Producer Chris Hastings. <strong>\u201cAfroPoP continues to share socially impactful stories from across the African diaspora and address issues of identity, politics and social justice. These are important, timely stories, and WORLD Channel is proud to be the public media destination for this important powerful series, and to help drive informative discussions in communities everywhere.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Episodes of AfroPoP 11 include:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-127726\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 157'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mama-Africa-Miriam-Makeba-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><br \/>\nSeason opener Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba! (January 21) is director Mika Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s mesmerizing examination of the life of the iconic South African singer and activist. Through archival performance footage and interviews with those who knew her best and with Makeba herself, the film presents an in-depth look at the life and music of the woman whose artistry and activism became synonymous with the fight against apartheid in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-127727\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mama_colonel_1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dieudo Hamadi\u2019s Mama Colonel (January 28), winner of the Independent Jury Prize at the Berlinale Forum, takes audiences to the Democratic Republic of Congo as it follows Honorine Munyole, known as \u201cMama Colonel,\u201d as she leads a special police force charged with addressing violence against children and women in a country struggling to heal the wounds of war.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-127728\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 159'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Faces-We-Lost--300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Piotr Cieplak\u2019s The Faces We Lost (February 4) introduces nine Rwandans and their efforts to use photographs to help keep alive memories of loved ones lost during the 1994 genocide in that nation. Through the stories of survivors, relatives of victims and archivists, viewers come to see how photographs become avatars of the deceased and create tangible links to the past for future generations. April 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-127729\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/While-I-Breathe-I-Hope-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stirring documentary While I Breathe, I Hope (February 11) by Emily Harrold follows the against-all-odds 2014 campaign of Bakari Sellers, a young Black Democrat running for lieutenant governor of South Carolina. From his time on the campaign trail to the devastation of the 2015 Charleston shootings to his role as a CNN pundit, the film explores Sellers\u2019 unending commitment to his home state and its future in a new America.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-127730\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/black-enuf-by-Carrie-Hawks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The season ends with an eclectic shorts program (February 18) featuring the animated documentary black enuf* by Carrie Hawks, the story of a \u201cqueer oddball\u201d on a quest for acceptance and self-love while exploring expanding ideas of black identity; Swimmin\u2019 Lesson, director Shahari Moore\u2019s poetic and moving tale of one young father\u2019s recollection of his son\u2019s fate during Hurricane Katrina; and Stacey Holman\u2019s Dressed Like Kings, an insightful look at the South African pageant where men compete in formal wear for the title of the best and freshest dresser.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Tucker is co-executive producer of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, and Duana Butler serves as series producer and director. AfroPoP is produced with the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on AfroPoP and other programming from BPM, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpublicmedia.org\">www.blackpublicmedia.org<\/a>. For viewing information, check local listings or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.APTonline.org\">www.APTonline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Orange Is the New Black&#8217;s Danielle Brooks To Host 11th Season Of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/danielle-brooks-to-host-11th-season-of-afropop-the-ultimate-cultural-exchange\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":127731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-127720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Danielle 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