This Week On MNN

Join us as we dance to the rhythms of African drums, bask in illuminating colors, learn about a pioneer of Black owned businesses and have a deep discussion about the Black American experience with a Harvard Kennedy School Professor. This Week on MNN will be vibrant, exciting and rich with pride. You won’t want to miss out! 

On this episode of the The VK Report guest host Nat Wood talks with with Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Professor of history, race and public policy at the Havard Kennedy School. Dr. Muhammad is the author  of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, With a New Preface. A book geared towards understanding our past so we can shape our future. 

30 Frames a Second introduces viewers to The Elombe Brath Foundation (EBF), an organization that was created in honor of Elombe Brath, a Pan-African artist and activist born and raised in New York City. On this episode 30 Frames a Second takes us on a colorful journey through history and introduces viewers to the legacy of Elombe Brath and his creations,  AJass and the Grandassa Models. 

Inside New York host Joan Allen speaks with Loida Nicolas Lewis, wife of the late billionaire businessman Reginald F. Lewis. Mr Lewis built an empire and was the first African-American to have a law firm on wall street. Watch Inside New York to learn about the life, inspiration, legacy and activism of this great pioneer. 

Catch these inspiring MNN programs beginning Sunday, February 7 at 1PM and again on Wednesday, February 10 at 7PM on MNN 5 (Spectrum 1993).