Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Angela Bassett

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Jharrel Jerome

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Janet Mock

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Joe Morton

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Wendell Pierce

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Phylicia Rashād

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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

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Kendrick Sampson

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Yara Shahidi

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Tariq Trotter

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Courtney B. Vance

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