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Ja Morant Annual 6th Black Music Honors celebrates Black honored as Male Professional Music Month and legends on June 19 on Bounce TV Athlete of the CHICAGO, IL - /PRNewswire/ The honorees for this Theresa Tha Songbird, and Za- Award, and Grammy Award-win- ABOUT BLACK MUSIC Year by TN Sports -- Chicago-based television pro- year's Black Music Honors cardi Cortez. Emmy Award-win- ning jazz virtuoso, Ramsey HONORS Hall of Fame duction company Central City includes multiple Grammy ning talk show host, comedienne Lewis will receive the Legends Productions will televise the 6th and author Loni Love will host Award. The National Museum of Black Music Honors is an annual from sports page 1 Annual Black Music Honors in Award-nominated R&B the star-studded two-hour special African American Music will be two-hour event that acknowl- national broadcast syndication legend Angie Stone tapped which will honor artists and mu- honored with the Legacy Award. edges the legendary African and a two-time selection to the starting June 5 to July 4, 2021 to receive the Soul Music sicians who have influenced and Founder and Executive Producer American artists who have in- NBA Rising Stars as part of NBA and on Saturday, June 19 at 1:00 Icon Award, Grammy made significant contributions to Don Jackson stated, "I am ex- fluenced and made significant All-Star Weekend, Morant led all p.m. EST on Bounce TV. This Award-nominated singer, American music. tremely excited about our 6th An- musical contributions to African first- and second-year players year's presentation will celebrate songwriter and actor Ginu- nual Black Music Honors in American culture and American this season with 7.4 assists per Black Music Month and com- The honorees for this year's commemorating the Juneteenth music worldwide. Produced by game, which ranked eighth in the memorate Juneteenth or Emanci- wine will receive the Black Music Honors includes holiday, and we've assembled a Chicago-based production com- NBA. pation Day with a special tribute Urban Music Icon Award, multiple Grammy Award-nomi- spectacular line-up of performers pany, Central City Productions Established in 1966, the Tennes- to the holiday presented by multiple Stellar Award- nated R&B legend Angie Stone to celebrate our music icons and (CCP), The 6th Annual Black see Sports Hall of Fame en- Speech of Arrested Devel- winning and Grammy tapped to receive the Soul Music the spirit of the holiday. It's espe- Music Honors show is Executive shrines and honors athletes, opment. Award-nominated gospel Icon Award, Grammy Award- cially fitting that we honor the Produced by Don Jackson, with teams, coaches, sports writers This years' performers include vocalist Marvin Sapp will nominated singer, songwriter and National Museum of African Jennifer J. Jackson serving as Ex- and sports administrators who Cece Winans, Montell Jordan, actor Ginuwine will receive the American Music, now open to ecutive in Charge of Production have made an impact on the his- After 7, Syleena Johnson, Pleas- receive the Gospel Music Urban Music Icon Award, multi- the public, which supports our and Producer. Michael A. tory of Tennessee sports. ure P, Stokley, Avery Sunshine, J. Icon Award, and Grammy ple Stellar Award-winning and mission of honoring legendary Johnson will produce and direct The Hall serves as a platform to Moss, Q Parker, Bahamadia, Award-winning jazz vir- Grammy Award-nominated gos- Black artists who have influenced this year's award show. connect athletes, coaches, sports Chrisette Michele, Jac Ross, Jac- tuoso, Ramsey Lewis will pel vocalist Marvin Sapp will re- the culture and music world- fans, and supporters by acknowl- quees, Mumu Fresh, Kevin Ross, receive the Legends Award. ceive the Gospel Music Icon wide." edging life achievements imple- mented through sports. The Hall celebrates athletes of all forms, Promiseland docuseries chronicles Grizzlies and NBA Rookie from all across the state. Ad- ditionally, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame aspires to educate youth of the Year Ja Morant on June 3 and June 17 on Crackle about the importance of healthy habits and the positive impact PROMISELAND takes a fresh, erful example of character and in- Teniya Morant, Ja Morant's they have on lifestyle choices. visceral approach to exploring tegrity. Ja Morant goes on to be- sister The Tennessee Sports Hall of the intimate journey and personal come a sports celebrity and an Phil Morant, Ja Morant's uncle Fame is located at 501 Broad- evolution of Ja Morant, a remark- inspirational example to his gen- and manager way, Nashville, TN 37203. For able athlete who comes of age eration as he personifies what a Taylor Jenkins, Memphis more information, visit during his rookie season in the young modern sports superstar Grizzlies head basketball coach www.tshf.net. NBA. can be and so much more. Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis The story unfolds in real-time, This docuseries chronicles the Grizzlies NBA star shining a spotlight on the evolu- rise of the Memphis Grizzlies star Brandon Clarke, Memphis tion of an extraordinary young in six episodes, created and di- Grizzlies NBA star To punish Coke for man working hard to achieve his rected by Dexton Deboree (Un- Matt McMahon, Murray State its punishment of dreams of basketball superstar- banned: The Legend of AJ1). head basketball coach dom. A small-town kid is thrust Moneybagg Yo, Rapper and Black-Owned and into a brave new world, made up The series features interviews others. Small Businesses of big business, power players, a honored as the Male Professional View) of this young man with the with: small-market NBA franchise and Athlete of the Year by Tennessee same fears, insecurities, hopes Ja Morant, NBA star for the Promiseland is produced by in Atlanta, we say: a ravenous public spotlight, all Sports Hall of Fame (See article and dreams as any person, Memphis Grizzlies, 2020 Rookie DLP Media Group (30 for 30’s while the radically unprecedented on sports page 1). viewers will experience the com- of the Year Lance, Rodman: For Better or No Coke! twists and turns of the 2019-2020 Morant will be featured on Prom- ing-of-age story of a kid who Carmelo Anthony, NBA All- Worse), Falkon Entertainment, No Woke! iseland Parts 1 and 2 exclusively breaks the stereotype of many season come into focus. Star RTG Features, Interscope Films Morant ,who plays guard for the on Crackle on June 3 and 17. The young athletes, and defies the A'ja Wilson, WNBA MVP and Waffle Iron Entertainment Memphis Grizzlies, was recently trailer can be seen on YouTube. odds to win Rookie of the Year. Tee Morant, Ja Morant's father Soundtrack from Interscope Drink Pepsi! Through the POV (Point of He inspires not only fans of the Jamie Morant, Ja Morant's Records, Original score from NBA but people all over the mother Steve “Swiff D” Thornton -The Mid-South Tribune- Juneteenth Recommendations! world as he proves to be a pow- OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network: ‘Legacy of Black Wall Street’ and ‘Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood’ “The Legacy of Black Wall their lives for their beloved com- Street” tracks the rise of Black munity. Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood District up until the Premieres Tuesday, June 8 (8 tragic 1921 Tulsa race massacre p.m. – 9 p.m. CT) – Part 2 that destroyed the 36-block After the 1921 massacre, Tula’s booming business epicenter. The Greenwood district rises again, commemorative documentary despite obstacles from integra- special shifts the narrative from tion, urban renewal and gentrifi- the massacre itself to amplify the cation. Today, a new generation voices of those Black pioneers of entrepreneurs and leaders fol- then who went West to build low the path of their ancestors their American dream, weaving and are determined to ensure that their stories with the inspiring Black Wall Street lives forever. modern-day Black pioneers now who continue the path to healing HONORING OUR KINGS: and rebuilding the rise of the OWN CELEBRATES Black community who presently BLACK FATHERHOOD occupy Greenwood. Premieres Tuesday, June 15 (9 Premieres Tuesday, June 1 (8 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET/PT) p.m. – 9 p.m. CT) – Part 1 Hosted by Oprah Winfrey and The Greenwood district of Tulsa award-winning actor and pro- is founded by Black pioneers in ducer Sterling K. Brown (“This 1906. By the 1920s, it is a hub Is Us”), this two-hour OWN for families, entrepreneurs and Spotlight features conversations entertainment called “Black Wall with everyday dads, special mes- Street”. When the residents are sages from celebrity fathers and attacked by an angry mob in May musical performances to cele- of 1921, however, they must risk brate Black fathers everywhere.
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