ACTRESS MARSAI MARTIN ‘NEXT’ GUEST HOST OF PRIMETIME NEWSMAGAZINE ‘SOUL OF A NATION’ WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW FROM H.E.R.
New Episode Spotlighting the Next Generation of Black Artists, Leaders and Community Activists Airs Tuesday, March 9 (10:00 – 11:00 P.M. EST) on ABC
Top: Marsai Martin (credit: ABC/Nick Agro)
Middle: H.E.R (credit: ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua)
Bottom (l-r): Patrisse Cullors, Chi Ossé, Tianna Arata, Sunny Hostin (credit: ABC/Nick Agro)
Marsai Martin, actress and Executive Producer of 2019 film “Little,” guest hosts the second episode of primetime newsmagazine “Soul of a Nation.” This episode features the next generation of Black Americans and their unique ability to trail blaze, innovate and live on the cutting-edge no matter what they have to overcome. Martin, ABC News’ Adrienne Bankert, Sunny Hostin, Zachary Kiesch and Janai Norman lead the hour which follows TikTok influencers as they navigate the popular social media app, unpacks the importance of Afrofuturism, details the history of sneaker culture and explores the story of Miss Lucille Burden Osborne, a woman who grew up with relatives who had been enslaved. The episode concludes with a musical performance by singer H.E.R.
The second episode of this historic six-episode series will air Tuesday, March 9 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
The second episode of “Soul of a Nation” includes the following stories and conversations:
Young Black content creators have made their voices heard on the wildly popular social media platform TikTok, despite accusations that it has become a vehicle for misappropriation and questionable practices. Norman speaks with influencers Jalaiah Harmon (Atlanta) and Taylor Cassidy (St. Louis, Mo.) as they take viewers behind the scenes of their viral videos and the business that is their brand.
What do fantasy, technology, fashion, and activism have to do with survival for the Black community? Everything, according to Afrofuturists. Bankert’s report will unpack Afrofuturism as a philosophy, aesthetic, genre and tool for social change with examples ranging from Black Panther to Sun Ra to a STEM educator who wants to inspire the next generation solve the world’s biggest challenges. She speaks with Ruth E. Carter, Ytasha Womack and Justin Shaifer at Atlanta’s SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, Chicago’s Adler Planetarium and New York’s Spyscape, respectively.
Actor Sterling K. Brown narrates the story of 95-year-old Miss Lucille Burden Osborne, the great-granddaughter of Charles McGruder – her enslaved ancestor who was deployed to neighboring plantations as a breeder and created a homestead for his many children after emancipation. Osborne takes viewers on a journey through her family’s complicated past to the future they are now building, thanks to their ancestor.
Hostin moderates a provocative recurring conversation called “In the Kitchen,” where each week a group of talkers and thinkers join her for a candid discussion on current events and the theme of the week. This episode features Tianna Arata, Chi Ossé and Patrisse Cullors, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter.
ESPN’s The Undefeated explores sneaker culture in the Black community. From commercials to music videos, kicks have come a long way from the basketball court to the cover of Vogue. The piece not only explores the past, but where the trends are going for the next generation. Viewers will hear from rapper/actress Saweetie, comedian/actor Deon Cole, Black Lives Matter activist Janaya Future Khan, athlete Mo’ne Davis, Superbowl winning quarterback Tyrod Taylor, YouTube influencers PrettyBoyFredo and Lexi Vee, hip-hop historian and author Wes Jackson and The Undefeated’s Domonique Foxworth, Soraya McDonald and Justin Tinsley.
Kiesch sits-down with H.E.R. to discuss her music and her songwriting process. To close out the show H.E.R performs "Fight For You," from Warner Bros. Pictures’ film "Judas and the Black Messiah."
“Soul of a Nation,” the first broadcast network newsmagazine that aims to put Black life in America front and center, will present viewers with a unique window into authentic realities of Black life and dive deeper into this critical moment of racial reckoning. It will travel across the country, unpacking issues critical to Black Americans through intimate storytelling, and bridge the past, present and future through a variety of voices and experiences from athletes, entertainers, performers and screenwriters. 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, and 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 or spoken word artists will close out each show.
“Soul of a Nation” is executive produced by Eric Johnson and Robe Imbriano, Chantre Camack serves as Executive Editorial Producer, James Adolphus is series director and Marie Nelson is the series creator and Senior Vice President of Integrated Content Strategy at ABC News.
“Soul of a Nation” is the latest original programming from ABC News which has a renewed focus on telling diverse stories across the news division. Previous programming includes the #1-rated “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming,” three-day division-wide series “Pandemic – A Nation Divided” on the disparity in race and class amid the pandemic, “America in Pain: What Comes Next?” on the protests and outrage across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd and police brutality and systemic racism against Black Americans, the month-long reporting series “Turning Point” and pre-election special “America’s Future: The Power of the Latino Vote.”
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24 Seven Dance Convention, Birmingham, AL: RESULTS
Sidekick Solo
1st: Penelope LeMieux-’These Boots’
2nd: Calla Massey-’Helium’
3rd: Lainey Hess-’Amazing Mayzie’
3rd: Mila Simunic-’Never Enough’
4th: Macey Strickland-’Wind It Up’
5th: Brenna Himber-’To The Moon’
6th: Maddie El-Amin-’I Will Survive’
6th: Lily-Kate Nance-’Lost Boy’
6th: Annie Cardwell-’Yes I Can’
7th: Reese Braga-’Rule the World’
8th: Paisley Black-’Finding Wonderland’
9th: Addison Daniel-’Somewhere Over the Rainbow’
10th: London Roundtree-’Respect’
10th: Scarlett Shirley-’Riverside’
10th: Myla Boler-’Single Ladies’
10th: Cece Hanley-’Spanish Rose’
Mini Solo
1st: Kya Massimino-’System Activated’
2nd: Emma Caudill-’Big & Loud’
2nd: Georgia Beth Peters-’Come Together’
2nd: Allie Plott-’The Path’
3rd: Ella Dobler-’Shrine East’
3rd: Keelyn Jones-’The Call’
4th: Clare Gibbons OR Chloe McVay-’Baby I’m A Star’
4th: Lily Hackney-’Static’
5th: Emily Core-’Without Limits’
6th: Alyessia Isabella Chiavatti-’Dreaming in Red’
7th: Raegan Hess-’Black Hole Sun’
7th: black hole sun
8th: McKenna Dorr-’Silhouette’
8th: Reed Knight-’Skeletons’
8th: Ella Birdsong-’The Garden’
9th: Dakota Casteel-’Heart of Glass’
9th: Charlie Stone-’Never Enough’
9th: AnaKate Danner-’Unleashed’
10th: Emersyn Malone-’All Aboard’
10th: Sariah Benitez-’Blank Page’
10th: Avery LaSaicherre-’Hide and Seek’
Junior Solo
1st: Mary Jordan Clodfelter-’Mind’
2nd: Audrey Mayernik-’Anchor’
2nd: Taylor Harrison-’Dawn Chrus’
2nd: Londyn LeMieux-’Tar’
3rd: Riley Fiorello-’Crippled Bird’
3rd: Leila Winker-’Takt’
4th: Gisella Gandarilla-’Expressions’
5th: Caroline Powell-’How Rare’
5th: Gracie Elder-’No More Tears’
6th: Addison Murphy-’How Does A Moment Last Forever’
6th: Lydia Smith-’My Heart With You’
7th: Collier McLain-’Love Has No Limits’
7th: Lucy Claire Reilly-’Whisper’
8th: Piper Lucassen-’Billy Jean’
8th: Chloe Wiest-’Hold Your Breath’
9th: Abigail Hirota-’Me Oh My’
10th: Kaitlin Cho-’Synthesize’
Teen Solo
1st: Georgia Greene-’Alpha and Omega’
1st: Sarah Moore-’Tombs’
2nd: Finley Williams-’Curious Yellow’
3rd: Kaylin Motton-’Are You That Somebody’
4th: Jordan Lassiter-’Joyful Girl’
4th: Janai Burton-’Justice’
4th: Jesse Detroy-’Once Upon A December’
4th: Quincy Wilson-’There Will Be Sunshine’
5th: Annamarie Messina-’Bitterly’
5th: Kylie Nequette-’Dream State’
5th: Wells McEntyre-’Like Water’
5th: Maria Laughlin-’Little Voice’
5th: Carrington Hodge-’Mercy’
5th: Natalie Bumgarner-’Omnia’
5th: Maddie Laine Callaway-’Piece By Piece’
6th: Madison McLain-’Madness’
6th: Courtney O’Bryant-’When You Loved Me’
7th: Daelyn Kreis-’Know My Rights’
8th: Payton Gray-’Only The Bravest’
8th: Faith Stoner-’Solids’
9th: Julianna Mazzucco-’Exile’
9th: Katie Ambrose-’Tiny Victories’
10th: Chloe Ollard-’252′
10th: Cate Greer-’Keep You Safe’
10th: Liza Grace Cole-’Time’
Senior Solo
1st: Chloe Jeffcoat-’As For the Fall’
2nd: Julianna Abenoja-’Elephants’
3rd: Alexandra Jinglov-’Action Reaction’
3rd: Payton McCormick-’On My Bones’
3rd: Sophie Grabau-’Unravel’
4th: Brianna Butler-’Ain’t No Sunshine’
4th: Meredith Link-’Chapters End’
5th: Caroline Lybarger-’Clown’
5th: Madeline Underwood-’Say Goodbye’
6th: Cameron Claire Rhodes-’The Last Event’
7th: Lexie Little-’Free Me’
8th: Reyna Foslien-’Human’
8th: Raya Briley-’Turn To Stone’
9th: Leslie Blakney-’Where Does the Good Go’
10th: Ariana Gilles-’Honeymoon’
Sidekick Duo/Trio
1st: Dance Force Clarksville-’Donkey Pot Pie’
2nd: New Level Dance Company-’I’ll Be There’
3rd: Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Wherever You Will Go’
Mini Duo/Trio
1st: Centre for Performing Arts Studio-’I Look To You’
2nd: Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Geometric’
3rd: The DANCE CENTER on Main-’Looking for the Rainbow’
Junior Duo/Trio
1st: Center Stage Performing Arts Studio-’C’mon Talk’
2nd: The Dance Centre-’Us’
3rd: The Dance Centre-’You Will Be Found’f
Teen Duo/Trio
1st: The Difference Dance Company-’Come Let Us’
2nd: The Dance Centre-’Factory’
2nd: The Factory Dance Productions-’That’s Life’
3rd: The Dance Centre-’Dreamland’
Senior Duo/Trio
1st: Miss Amy’s Competitive Edge-’Forever Young’
Sidekick Group
1st: New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’
2nd: The Dance Centre-’Fruit Machine’
3rd: Encore Dance Company-’Mr. Postman’
Mini Group
1st: The Dance Centre-’You’ll Be Back’
2nd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Another One Bites the Dust’
3rd: The Dance Centre-’Life’
Junior Group
1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’
2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’State of Shock’
2nd: The Dance Centre-’Storm Coming’
3rd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Control’
Teen Group
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’California Love’
1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’The Chain’
2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’O.C.D’
3rd: Impulse Performing Arts Studio-’The Great Escape’
Senior Group
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Fix You’
2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’See Me’
3rd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Heaven I Know’
3rd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Rescue’
Sidekick Line
1st: Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’
2nd: Studio H Dance Company-’ABC’
3rd: McCalla Academy of Dance-’Birth of the Boogie’
Mini Line
1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’
2nd: The Dance Centre-’Jindigo’
3rd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Be Our Guest’
Junior Line
1st: The Dance Centre-’Heroes’
1st: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Surrender’
2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’It’s About That Walk’
3rd: The Dance Centre-’Woodland Fairies’
Teen Line
1st: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’
2nd: Birminghman Dance Theatre-’Perception’
3rd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’One More Time’
Senior Line
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’
2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’
Sidekick Extended Line
1st: The Dance Centre-’Candyman’
Mini Extended Line
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’
2nd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Birthday Card’
3rd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’I’m Alive’
Junior Extended Line
1st: The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’
2nd: Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Footloose’
3rd: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’I Look To You’
Teen Extended Line
1st: The Dance Centre-’Scorned’
2nd: Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’
3rd: The Dance Centre-’Tabula Rasa’
Senior Extended Line
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’The Stars’
Junior Production
1st: The Dance Centre-’The Tina Turner Review’
2nd: Dance Force Clarksville-’Walk the Plank’
Teen Production
1st: Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Somebody to Hold’
1st: The Dance Centre-’Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!’
High Score by Performance Division:
Sidekick Jazz
The Dance Centre-’Candyman’
Sidekick Tap
Encore Dance Company-’Grease Lightning’
Sidekick Contemporary
Glamour and Grace Studio of Dance-’Flickers’
Sidekick Lyrical
New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’
Sidekick Specialty
Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’
Mini Tap
Encore Dance Company-'Boogie Woogie’
Mini Lyrical
The Dance Centre-’Perfect Way’
Mini Jazz
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’
Mini Musical Theatre
The Dance Centre-’You’ll Be Back’
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Be Our Guest’
Mini Hip-Hop
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’
Mini Specialty
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’I’m Alive’
Mini Ballet
The Dance Centre-’Rodeo’
Junior Hip-Hop
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Emergency’
Junior Musical Theatre
The Dance Centre-’The Tina Turner Review’
Junior Specialty
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Footloose’
Junior Jazz
The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’
Junior Tap
Dance Force Clarksville-’Sorry’
Junior Lyrical
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’
Junior Contemporary
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Control’
Junior Ballet
The Dance Centre-’Woodland Fairies’
Teen Hip-Hop
The Dance Centre-’Meet the Plastics’
Teen Tap
The Dance Centre-’Blinded By the Lights’
Teen Specialty
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’California Love’
Teen Jazz
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’One More Time’
Teen Contemporary
The Dance Centre-’Scorned’
Teen Lyrical
The Dance Centre-’I Do’
Teen Musical Theatre
The Dance Centre-’Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!’
Teen Ballet
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’
Senior Contemporary
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’
Senior Lyrical
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Fix You’
Senior Jazz
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’The Stars’
Senior Hip-Hop
Dance Force Clarksville-’Roman Holiday’
11 O’Clock:
Sidekick
Dance Force Clarksville-’Dinosaurs’
New Level Dance Company-’I Need A Hero’
The Dance Centre-’Candyman’
Mini
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Hocus Pocus’
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Pirates’
The Dance Centre-’Jindigo’
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Jailhouse Rock’
Junior
The Dance Centre-’Jagged Roots’
Dance Force Clarksville-’Welcome to the Party’
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’I Look To You’
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’Surrender’
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’All I Want’
Teen
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Somebody to Hold’
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’
The Dance Centre-’Scorned’
Senior
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’
Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’
Studio Showcase:
Jill’s Studio of Dance-’Salvation’
Heidi Knight School of Dance-’Spring Fling’
Encore Dance Company-’When Tomorrow’
Birmingham Dance Theatre-’The Skaters Waltz’
The Dance Centre-’Scorned’
McCalla Academy of Dance-’Step In Time’
Dance Force Clarksville-’Escape’
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RESULTS: RISE Wrestling - 'Legendary'
RISE held ‘Legendary’ at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. The event streamed LIVE on iPPV with the preshow airing live on twitch. Here are the results:
Early To RISE:
Phoebe defeated Viva Von Star via Powerbomb.
Ray Lyn defeated Janai Kai.
Allysin Kay defeated AQA via Cutter.
Mercedes Martinez defeated Jenna Lynn via Fisherman Buster.
Priscilla Kelly defeated Session Moth Martina via hangman neckbreaker off the rope.
RISE – LEGENDARY:
Session Moth Martina defeated Thunderkitty and Regina ‘Honey’ Badger.
Team New Nation (Charli Evans & Jessica Troy) with Zoe Lucas defeated The Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) when Jessica hit Delmi with a steelchair and rolled her up for the pin.
Delilah Doom with Rosemary defeated Shotzi Blackheart via DQ when Shotzi attacked Delilah with a steel chair.
Meat Friends (Kris Wolf, Rocky Radley, Rock-C,Samantha Heights) defeated Su Yung, Hawlee Cromwell, Kimber Lee when Kris Wolf pinned Su Yung.
Zoe Lucas wins the 30-woman RISE of the Contender match where the winner will receive a shot at the Phoenix of RISE at a time of their choosing, featuring Sonya Strong, Valentina Loca, AQA, Hyan, Allie Kat, Ray Lyn, Facebrooke, Alex Gracia, Aerial Monroe, Priscilla Kelly, Janai Kai, Rok-C, Indi Hartwell, Laynie Luck, Miranda Alize, Penelope Ford, Lexie Fyfe, Shazza McKenzie, Cheerleader Melissa, and more when she last eliminated Aerial Monroe.
Killer Death Machines (Jessicka Havok & Neveah) defeated Paradise Lost (Raven’s Ash & Dust) with Rosemary for the Guardians of RISE Tag Team Championships. During the match Cherry Bomb attacked Rosemary and fought to the back.
It was announced at RISE: LUMINOUS on May 17th that Rosemary will take on Allie in a steel cage match!
Kylie Rae defeated Mercedes Martinez via crossface submission in a no-rope submission match for the Phoenix of RISE Championship. After the match, Miranda Alize attacked Kylie Rae which then made The New Nation (Zoe Lucas, Steph De Lander, Jessica Troy, and Charli Evans) come out. Zoe announces she is cashing in her title shot right now!
Zoe Lucas defeated Kylie Rae to become the new Phoenix of RISE Champion. After the match she says she defeated The Elite which brings out Brandi Rhodes, Nyla Rose, and Britt Baker. The All Elite Women and The New Nation attack one another until Allie and Penelope Ford come out, chasing off the New Nation and the All Elite Women’s Division celebrates in the ring with Kylie Rae to end the show.
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