Program Success 31 August 2022
Picture it , a beautiful Harlem restaurant filled with smart , beautiful Black women having honest , thoughtprovoking conversations . If you ’ re not already excited , something is seriously wrong with you . MSNBC is giving us a chance to eavesdrop on some amazing women-led conversations with The Culture Is , a special four-part series highlighting Black , Latina , Asian American Pacific Islander , and Indigenous women . The first part of the special , The Culture Is : Black Women , will aired Sunday , June 19 at 10 pm ET on MSNBC . It lets viewers in on anchors Joy Reid and Tiffany Cross ’ dinner conversation with guests , including Nikole Hannah-Jones , New York Times Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Creator of the 1619 Project , Rep . Ayanna Pressley ( D-MA ), Tarana Burke , Activist , Author , and Founder of the Me Too Movement and Robin Thede , creator and show runner for HBO Max ’ s A Black Lady Sketch Show . The special also includes an exclusive sit-down between Reid and Vice President Kamala Harris .
We See You , Because We Are You
Cross said she hopes Black women watching on Sunday night will feel at home . “ Truly , we want our sisters , when they watch this special , to feel like we see you , and we understand you because we are you ,” she said .
But while The Culture Is : Black Women focuses on Black women ’ s lived experience , Cross and Reid say other groups can benefit from tuning in too . Reid says the conversation can provide some insight to help others better understand Black women and the issues they face . ” I think it ’ s important for all of us to experience one another ’ s reality and cultural identity because that ’ s what this country is . It ’ s a multiracial democracy – at least that ’ s what we ’ re trying to have ,” she said .
“ We may represent a small sect of American society , but where we go , the rest will follow ,” Cross added . “ And so when you sit and hear this conversation , it does provide an insight into the authentic sisterhood that can exist among strangers .”
“ And by the way , it ’ s just amazing storytelling . The visual is just gorgeous . And you ’ re going to hear great stories ,” Reid noted . “ The stories that come from that table will stay with you . They ’ re incredible , poignant , funny , silly , serious , tragic , everything a great story is .”