While Black with MK Asante

While Black with MK Asante
GenreNews
Created bySnapchat
StarringM. K. Asante
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producersJimmy Fox, April Smith, Tim Pastore, Ta'Nai Cie, M. K. Asante
ProducersStephanie Valentin, Emily Bon, Ash Francis
Production locationUnited States
Running time4–6 minutes
Production companySnap
Original release
NetworkSnapchat
ReleaseNovember 4, 2019 (2019-11-04) –
present

While Black with MK Asante is a docuseries from Snapchat. 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 M. K. Asante. The first episode of the series appeared on November 4, 2019.

Vibe magazine wrote 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". Black Entertainment Television wrote 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

Black with MK Asante is a digital media project that highlights the experiences and perspectives of Black youth in America through short-form storytelling distributed via smartphone platforms, making these narratives accessible to a broad teenage audience.[1]

Reach and reception

The series was listed in People's list of "The Short-Form Shows We're Most Excited for in 2020".[2]

The NBC anchor Craig Melvin discussed the series on The Today Show, remarking, "What I love about the show and what he's doing. One of my chief complaints about these things [smartphones] is 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."[3]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "While Black with MK Asante -". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Short-Form Shows on Quibi, Facebook Watch and Snapchat We're Most Excited for in 2020". People.
  3. ↑ "MK Asante gets candid about his rise, struggles and gift for language".
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