{"id":64006,"date":"2012-09-30T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T15:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/09\/30\/watch-gabrielle-union-in-half-the-sky-airing-on-pbs\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T10:26:49","slug":"watch-gabrielle-union-in-half-the-sky-airing-on-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/watch-gabrielle-union-in-half-the-sky-airing-on-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Gabrielle Union in Half The Sky, airing on PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch Gabrielle Union in Half The Sky, airing on PBS<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 30, 2012<\/p>\n

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Gabrielle Union <\/strong>appears in Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women<\/strong>, which premieres October 1 & 2 at 9pm ET\/8pm CT on PBS!<\/p>\n

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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women<\/strong> Worldwide premieres on PBS October 1 and 2 at . A four-hour documentary series based on the bestselling book by Nicholas Kristof<\/strong> and Sheryl WuDunn<\/strong>, it follows Kristof and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union<\/strong> and Olivia Wilde <\/strong>as they travel throughout the developing world to introduce women and girls who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable\u2014and fighting bravely to change them.<\/p>\n

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Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. Embedded in the linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality \u2014 which still needlessly claims one woman every 90 seconds \u2014 is the single most vital opportunity of our time \u2014 and all over the world, women are seizing it.<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Union discusses her involvement in Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide and her experience in Vietnam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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