''While Black with MK Asante'' is a docuseries from
Snapchat
Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before the ...
. The show is a Snap Original and is produced by Snapchat,
NBCUniversal, Indigo Development and Entertainment Arts, and Main Event Media. It is hosted by
MK Asante
M. K. Asante (born November 3, 1982) is an American author, filmmaker, recording artist, and professor. He is the author of the 2013 best-selling memoir ''Buck''. . The first episode of the series aired November 4, 2019.
Vibe (magazine) writes that ''While Black with MK Asante'' "explores what it means to be young, gifted and black through the lens of several young men and women who are making a radical change within themselves and their communities."
BET writes of ''While Black with MK Asante'' that "By concentrating on matters most relevant to people of color right now, the Snapchat series explores everything from criminalizing children to Black Lives Matter to the N-word."
Concept
While Black with MK Asante takes the stories of America's black youth and gives them a platform in the smartphones of millions of America's teens.
Reach and reception
''While Black with MK Asante'' was listed in
People magazine's list: "The Short-Form Shows We’re Most Excited for in 2020."
NBC anchor
Craig Melvin discussed ''While Black with MK Asante'' on ''
The Today Show'', remarking "What I love about the show and what he's doing. One of my chief complaints about these things
martphonesis that it's created an entire generation of news grazers; people who just read the headlines. But what he does in his Snapchat show is takes difficult topics to get your head around, and he digs into them, and covers all the angles."
The show is in its 2nd season and has 499k subscribers on Snapchat.
Awards
*2021 Best use of Snapchat Discover (Finalist) -
Shorty Awards
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*2020 Short Form Series (Nomination)
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards
*2020 Best in Social Activism (Finalist) -
Shorty Awards
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See also
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Driving while black
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Dying While Black
''Dying While Black'' by Vernellia Randall, M.S.N., J.D. is a book about the disparities between the health care administered to African Americans and that administered to European Americans. She states that these disparities, the black health de ...
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Shopping while black
"Shopping while black" is a phrase used for the type of marketplace discrimination that is also called "consumer racial profiling", "consumer racism" or "racial profiling in a retail setting". Shopping while black describes the experience of being ...
References
External links
Snap Originals - ''While Black with MK Asante''
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2016 American television series debuts
2010s American television news shows
2020s American television news shows
2010s American documentary television series
2020s American documentary television series