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August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People will debut Tuesday on OWN, August 28 at 7 p.m. The cast includes Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland, Michael Ealy and Glynn Turman.
It is a 22-minute scripted film using both documentary and narrative techniques to take viewers to six historical moments through history that all occurred on August 28.
The official description: August 28 traverses a century of black progress, protest, passion and perseverance of African-American people. The project gives historical perspective within the creative framework of one date that has had a profound effect on America including:
- The Slavery Abolition Act on August 28, 1833
- The lynching of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955
- The first radio airplay from Motown Records on August 28, 1961 with The Marvelettes "Please Mr Postman,"
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech during the massive March on Washington on August 28, 1963,
- Hurricane Katrina making its tragic landfall on August 28, 2005
- Senator Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for the presidency on August 28, 2008.
~SHADOW & ACT
Read More: https://shadowandact.com/august-28-ava-duvernays-star-studded-short-with-angela-basset-lupita-nyongo-regina-king-and-more-sets-tv-debut
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