By Talia Whyte
Bay State Banner
The international interest in President Barack Obama’s ascension to the White House has highlighted the conversation about cultural ties within the African Diaspora.
The second season of the PBS series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, which premieres this Sunday, November 15 at 7pm on WGBH 44, takes a deeper look at contemporary black life around the world.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
The advent of new media tools have made the world a smaller place, and the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) is taking advantage of what it considers an opportunity with its new series, “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Program.”
The three-week program, premiering for Boston audiences Sunday night on WGBX Channel 44, shows documentary films that examine and celebrate different aspects of black identity as they are expressed around the world. The films also provide an alternative view of the African Diaspora rarely seen in the mainstream media.
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