The first 24/7 news channel specifically created for African-Americans is here.
The Black News Channel (BNC) launched on Monday at 6 a.m. EST, premiering in some 33 million households in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, according to NBC News. It aims to “provide intelligent programming that is informative, educational, entertaining, inspiring, and empowering to its African American audience,” according to the network’s Twitter page.
But there’s already been some controversy surrounding the network, given that it’s not entirely black-owned and operated.
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