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Season 1

  • S01E01 Reckonings

    • March 2, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    Sterling K. Brown hosts a look at racial reckoning in present-day America, tackling issues ranging from policing to reparations and segments highlighting the arts and entertainment.

  • S01E02 Next

    • March 9, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    Actress Marsai Martin hosts a look at the next generation of Black Americans and their unique ability to trailblaze, innovate and live on the cutting-edge no matter what they have to overcome; H.E.R. performs.

  • S01E03 Faith

    • March 16, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    Learn the authentic realities of Black life by exploring specific themes, including spirituality, Black joy, activism in sports and the racial reckoning that erupted after George Floyd's death.

  • S01E04 Black joy

    • March 23, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    2020 was the year humor became the best antidote to pain and loneliness. What is comedy's role within the Black community?

  • S01E05 'Shut up and...'

    • March 30, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    Sports have played a historic role in America's current racial reckoning. Black athletes are provoking a seismic shift in this current moment.

  • S01E06 Reconstruction

    • April 6, 2021
    • ABC (US)

    Explore the hope and resilience of the Black community throughout history, as well as the ability to turn pain into promise, prosperity and power.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 After Floyd: The Year that Shook the World

    • May 25, 2021

    Chronicling the dramatic and epic events surrounding George Floyd's murder and spotlighting where the country goes from this point forward; Tamron Hall and T. J. Holmes co-host.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Juneteenth: Together We Triumph

    • June 18, 2021

    Intimate storytelling, powerful tributes, and musical performances from Jimmie Allen, Chloe Bailey and Leon Bridges; Michael Strahan interviews former President Barack Obama.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Soul of a Nation Presents: Corazón de América - Celebrating Hispanic Culture

    • September 17, 2021

    What does it mean to be Hispanic in the U.S. today? Latinos celebrate, embrace and preserve their own unique heritages.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

    • February 3, 2022

    Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture; Linsey Davis and Deborah Roberts co-host.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Soul of a Nation Presents: X / o n e r a t e d – The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice

    • February 3, 2022

    A profile of Muhammad Abdul Aziz, a man who was wrongfully convicted of Malcolm X's assassination; retracing Malcolm X's shocking 1965 assassination.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

    • May 27, 2022

    Celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the vibrant Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community; George Takei hosts

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Soul of a Nation Presentation: The Freedom to Exist with Elliot Page

    • June 6, 2023

    With legislation targeting the transgender community at an all-time high, The Freedom to Exist spotlights trans stories, featuring an exclusive interview with Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page.

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Acceptance High

    • June 26, 2022

    A look into an Alabama charter school with LGBTQ+ teens and the forces against it. At the Magic City Acceptance Academy, the lesson is simple: "You are perfect, just the way you are."

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Pride in the Kitchen

    • June 17, 2022