Soul of a Nation

Soul of a Nation
Premiere	March 2, 2021
Finale	September 15, 2023
Creator	Marie Nelson
Network/Provider	ABC
Style	60-minute news magazine
Company	ABC News
Episodes	20
Origin	USA
Official Site	ABC

The historic sixteen-episode series, Soul of a Nation, the first broadcast network newsmagazine that aims to put Black life in America front and center, presents viewers with a unique window into authentic realities of Black life and dive deeper into this critical moment of racial reckoning. Each episode will explore a specific theme including spirituality, Black joy, activism in sports and the racial reckoning that erupted after George Floyd's death.

Soul of a Nation travels across the country, unpacking issues critical to Black Americans through intimate storytelling. Every episode will bridge the past, present and future through a variety of voices and experiences from athletes, entertainers, performers and screenwriters. Viewers will meet remarkable people like 95-year-old Lucille Burden Osborne, the great-granddaughter of Charles McGruder - her enslaved ancestor who was deployed to neighboring plantations as a breeder but created a home for his many children after emancipation; get a behind-the-scenes look and day in the life of some of TikTok's most influential young Black content creators to understand the business behind their brands; and learn about Afrofuturism as a philosophy, aesthetic, genre and tool for social change. In each episode, familiar faces - performers, activists, scholars and clergy - will gather for an entertaining and provocative conversation "in the kitchen" about current events. A special performance featuring some of the nation's greatest musicians, such as Cynthia Erivo, or spoken-word artists will close out each episode.

Episodes

#	Title			Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating
1	Reckonings			March 2, 2021
2	Next			March 9, 2021
3	Faith			March 16, 2021
4	Black Joy			March 23, 2021
5	Shut Up and...			March 30, 2021
6	Reconstruction			April 6, 2021
7	After Floyd: The Year that Shook the World			May 25, 2021
8	Juneteenth: Together We Triumph			June 18, 2021
9	Corazon de America: Celebrating Hispanic Culture			September 17, 2021	1.944M	0.22%
10	Screen Queens Rising			February 3, 2022	2.34M	0.29%
11	The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice			February 3, 2022	1.761M	0.21%
12	Together as One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage			May 27, 2022	1.897M	0.27%
13	PRIDE: To Be Seen			June 9, 2022	1.621M	0.25%
14	Sound of Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration			June 17, 2022	1.957M	0.24%
15	Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers			September 14, 2022	873k	0.11%
16	Black in Vegas			February 1, 2023	1.576M	0.23%
17	The New Face of Hollywood			May 26, 2023	1.809M	0.2%
18	The Freedom to Exist			June 6, 2023	1.321M	0.18%
19	Hip-Hop at 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections			June 19, 2023	827k	0.13%
20	The Latin Music Revolution			September 15, 2023	1.444M	0.16%

In-Depth

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