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THIS WEEK ON THE TRUTH WITH JEFF JOHNSON...
DANNY GLOVER, RAPPER BUN B, NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN, FORMER MAYOR MARC MORIAL AND OTHERS DISCUSS KATRINA THREE YEARS LATER FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 AT 11:00 PM*
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - This coming Sunday marks the three year anniversary of the Katrina disaster, and still there are many critical issues left unaddressed and unresolved. On Friday, August 29 at 11:00 PM* on BET's THE TRUTH WITH JEFF JOHNSON, host Jeff Johnson takes a hard look at the failures and successes in the reconstruction of the areas devastated by Katrina with Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, Houston rap legend Bun B, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and former mayor Marc Morial. Johnson also sits down with Danny Glover and filmmaker Kimberly River Roberts to discuss their roles in the newly released Katrina documentary, Trouble the Waters.
Through THE TRUTH, BET host and political correspondent Jeff Johnson tackles today's top stories and delivers a keen and powerful analysis of the issues facing the Black community. This provocative half-hour weekly program uses a mix of investigative reporting and one-on-one interviews with leading experts to review the week's events and examine exactly what the top headlines mean for the Black community. From unique coverage of the 2008 elections to the increase of heart failure in the Black population, THE TRUTH WITH JEFF JOHNSON goes behind the issues and delivers the African American side of the news.
For more on THE TRUTH WITH JEFF JOHNSON, visit us at
www.BET.com *All times ET/PT
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 87 million households according to Nielsen Media Research, and can be seen in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
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