Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Beloved television and film actors Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate are teaming up this Black History Month for a new audio scripted drama titled, “Bronzeville.” The 10-episode series will debut on Tuesday, February 7 and chronicles Chicago’s “policy” games of the 1940’s and it affects on the African-American neighborhood of Bronzeville. The illegal lottery was all the rage in Black communities before it was taken over by the mafia.
The project was written by Academy Award® and BAFTA nominee Josh Olson and will appear on several digital platforms every Tuesday in February including Spotify, the Podcasts app and iTunes for Apple customers, GlobalGrind, Radio One Digital, SoundCloud, TuneIn and Google Play with new content debuting through April 11, 2017. The audio drama is presented by GEICO, Blue Apron, Quicken Loans, and Viceland.
Look for Fishburne and Tate to host an invite only, intimate conversation on Thursday, February 9 at the New York Spotify offices in honor of Black History Month. The duo will share the inspiration behind “Bronzeville” with Tamron Hall, co-host of NBC News’ TODAY and MSNBC anchor, who will serve as moderator.
“Bronzeville” is executive produced by Fishburne and Tate alongside Helen Sugland, LaRon Tate, Matt Cutair, and Jeff McCarthy, with JP Sarni and Lahmard Tate as Co-Executive Producers. KC Wayland serves as Producer for the audio drama. The podcast will be hosted on the ART19 platform, which allows for dynamic sponsorship messaging and reporting.
Stay tuned…
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