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On Thursday, ABC News is kicking off a network-wide focus on Black History Month, with several programs and segments from ABC News running throughout February across all ABC platforms, including a special encore broadcast of X/onerated – The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice on February 1 (10:13-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu.
The special profiles Muhammad Abdul Aziz who was wrongfully convicted of Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination. Aziz spent 20 years in jail before being paroled in 1985, and was not exonerated until 2021. The special, which first aired in 2022, features the first TV interview with Aziz, conducted by Nightline co-anchor Byron Pitts. The special retraces Malcolm X’s assassination, Aziz’s decades behind bars and on parole, and the devastating impact all of this had on Aziz’s family.
X/onerated also features interviews with Shahid Johnson, Ameen Johnson and Khalil Ibn Islam, the children of the late Khalil Islam, who also was wrongfully convicted for the assassination and posthumously exonerated, as well as Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz.
’X/onerated’ 2022 Trailer
Additional ABC News coverage of Black History Month includes dedicated programming across all programs and platforms, including the following:
– Good Morning America will feature interviews, profiles, segments and series on Black newsmakers, business owners and entrepreneurs, athletes, performers, artists and more. Stories include 20/20 co-anchor and senior national affairs correspondent Deborah Roberts speaking to women in Maryland about how mental health struggles manifest differently in Black women, and ways in which the younger generation is seeking to normalize mental healthcare.
– With the 2024 presidential campaign underway, World News Tonight with David Muir will report on where Black voters stand as well as candidates’ efforts to win their votes ahead of the South Carolina primary. Additionally, the broadcast’s “Made in America” series will highlight Black-owned small businesses creating jobs and supporting their local communities, while its “America Strong” series will celebrate those making a difference in their hometowns.
– Nightline will report on the power of the Black vote leading up to the 2024 election as well as on the history and influence of Black musical artists, featuring interviews with members of the Wu-Tang Clan and more.
– Weekly political hour, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, will include a focus on voting rights and key races in 2024 that could shape Black representation in Congress. “This Week” also will look at the possibility that Black women could be elected to the U.S. Senate this year in Delaware, Maryland and California, making history in their own states. Ahead of Black History Month, on January 28, Martha Raddatz interviewed Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black man in U.S. history to serve in the role after Gen. Colin Powell and the first to serve alongside a Black defense secretary.
– GMA3: What You Need to Know will feature a lineup of segments, interviews and performances honoring the past, present and future of Black history. The program will profile impactful Black organizations such as Mentoring in Medicine, 600 Black Women, and Black Girls Do Bike. GMA3 also will feature the achievements of Fred Richard, the youngest American male gymnast to medal at the World Championships.
– On February 1, ABC’s daytime panel talk show, The View, will spotlight Black newsmakers and hidden figures who have impacted American life in politics, social justice, the arts, science, sports and business with its “Black History Month FYI” series, airing several days each week in February.
– Streaming news service ABC News Live will deliver unique content to viewers with “Prime with Linsey Davis” as well as daytime programming featuring interviews and segments showcasing Black stories. ABC News Live will also debut a special, led by ABC News senior national correspondent Steve Osunsami, examining the rise in diabetic amputations while exploring preventative treatments, including the surge in patients using Ozempic and Mounjaro. As part of ABC News’ partnership with 10 Million Names, an exploration of Black history and how it’s taught in schools, viewers will hear the stories of formerly enslaved people through first-person oral histories recorded after the Emancipation Proclamation. Additionally, ABC News Live will travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, to see the lasting impact of the 1898 “White Supremacy Campaign.”
—ABC News Digital will publish a number of original features, including coverage of the 10 Million Names Project, and a look at breaking diversity gaps in outdoor sports and activities.
—ABC Audio will air X/onerated: The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice on radio station affiliates nationwide and release it as a podcast. Accompanying the docu-special, “Perspective,” ABC Radio’s newsmagazine show, will feature exclusive companion interviews and weekly segments.
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