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Profiles of African-American Success | |
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Created by | Frances Presley-Rice |
Presented by | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frances Presley-Rice Bayer Mack |
Running time | 2-4 minutes per episode |
Production company | Block Starz Music Television |
Original release | |
Network | BSMTV |
Release | 2014 present | –
Profiles of African-American Success is an American documentary web series produced by Frances Presley-Rice and filmmaker Bayer Mack for their production company Block Starz Music Television. The documentary series features short biographies of African-American businesses and entrepreneurs.
Profiles of African-American Success was originally developed by executive producer Frances Presley-Rice in conjunction with The Washington Times as a ten-part weekly video series for Dr. Ben Carson's digital magazine, American CurrentSee. [1] The series is now distributed exclusively by BSMTV through its official website, Vimeo and YouTube channels and on various community television stations. [2] During the promotion for his documentary film, The Czar of Black Hollywood, director Bayer Mack said his goal with Profiles of African-American Success was to carry on The Czar of Black Hollywood's theme of celebrating black Americans who succeeded in the face of Jim Crow and other challenges. [3]
Profiles of African-American Success has featured the following black entrepreneurs and institutions:
Season 1 of Profiles of African-American Success was presented by William Bell, who had worked with the producers on The Czar of Black Hollywood. Seasons 2 and 3 employed relatively unknown African-American voice actors and actresses. The premiere episode for Season 4 features narration by noted media professional Dyana Williams in a tribute to her friend, Radio One founder Cathy Hughes. [4]
The critical and public response to the documentary series has been generally favorable with many praising its effort to showcase positive aspects of the African-American experience. [5] [6] [7] [8]
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