{"id":159150,"date":"2022-01-21T02:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T07:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=159150"},"modified":"2022-01-21T19:48:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T00:48:09","slug":"profiled-the-black-man-tina-knowles-docuseries-to-debut-on-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/profiled-the-black-man-tina-knowles-docuseries-to-debut-on-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Profiled: The Black Man’: Tina Knowles-Lawson Docuseries To Debut On Discovery+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced Profiled: The Black Man<\/em>, a new four-part docuseries hosted by Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds, will debut on Discovery+ on Saturday, February 12. The series will premiere exclusively on discovery+<\/a>, with new one-hour episodes available to discovery+ subscribers every Saturday through March 5.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series examines the origins of the widespread stereotypes that have permeated society and impacted the lives of Black men in America for centuries. Tina Knowles-Lawson and Trell Thomas serve as the executive producers for the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a powerful mixture of historical footage, real-life testimony, and commentary from an array of renowned thought leaders, Profiled: The Black Man<\/em> aims to show the difficulties Black men have faced, both in the past and present-day, while also highlighting and celebrating the triumphs and resilience of countless extraordinary men. In addition, each episode will feature commentary from notable community members such as executive producer Tina Knowles-Lawson, civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson, activist Tamika Mallory, hip-hop culture icon Sway Calloway, the Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning Billy Porter and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilds will guide the audience through each episode and dismantling long-standing stereotypes about Black men that have plagued the nation since its inception while exploring and debunking a different stereotype each week. The four parts are as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n