BET Announces New Documentary Series ‘Black + Iconic,’ Hosted By Billy Porter

Essence Magazine:

Photo by Christopher Polk/NBC/NBC via Getty Images By Okla Jones ·Updated January 30, 2023

Today, BET announced its new four-part, eight-hour documentary film series from Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films. The groundbreaking BET original franchise, Black + Iconic celebrates Black cultural icons, pioneers, and activists and their impact, influence and legacies in fashion, music, film, and dance.

Directed by Lynne Robinson, this inaugural film has

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