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Unsung

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30 Nov 2008First aired
17Seasons

The series

Unsung is an hour-long music documentary program that premiered on TV One on November 27, 2008. It celebrates the lives and careers of artists or groups sharing their triumphs, their tribulations, and their truth. It uncovers the stories behind well-known R&B, gospel, and hip-hop music artists, bands, or groups which were ranked on the Billboard music charts with a string of hits, only to have their career derailed by a major crisis. After four seasons, Unsung won an NAACP Image Award in the "Outstanding Information Series or Special" category. Others nominated in this category for 2011 were Anderson Cooper 360° and Washington Watch with Roland Martin. And as of 2018, the series has garnered six NAACP Image Awards.

Episodes

Season 17 · 8 episodes · 2023

  1. Episode 12 Apr 20231h 0m

    Presents Best in Black: Fashion Icons

    Portraits of pioneering figures in fashion, from Run-D.M.C. and Grace Jones to Karl Kani and Virgil Abloh, who helped change the game, and change the world.

  2. Episode 29 Apr 20231h 0m

    Presents Best in Black: Athletes

    Unsung Presents Best In Black: Athletes features portraits of trailblazing athletes, from Jesse Owens and Bill Russell to Venus Williams and Laila Ali, who helped change the game, and change the world.

  3. Episode 316 Apr 20231h 0m

    Presents Best in Black: Film Pioneers

    Portraits of pioneering figures in film, from Lena Horne and Sidney Poitier to Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay, who helped change the game -- and the world.

  4. Episode 423 Apr 20231h 0m

    Presents Best in Black: Activists

    Portraits of trailblazing activists who are helping change the game and the world; Paul Robeson, Angela Davis, Maya Angelou and Thurgood Marshall.

  5. Episode 530 Apr 202320m

    Presents Best in Black: Movies

    Unsung Presents Best In Black: Movies features stories of groundbreaking films, from In the Heat of the Night and Shaft to The Color Purple and Get Out, that helped change the game, and change the world.

  6. Episode 67 May 20231h 0m

    Presents Best in Black: Comics

    Unsung Presents Best in Black: Comics features portraits of trailblazing comedians, from Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor to Bernie Mac and MoNique, who helped change the game, and change the world.

  7. Episode 714 May 20231h 0m

    Best in Black: Television

    Unsung Presents Best In Black: Television features stories of pioneering TV shows, from "The Jeffersons" and "A Different World" to "Insecure" and "In Living Color", that helped change the game, and change the world.

  8. Episode 821 May 20231h 0m

    Best in Black: Political Leaders

    Portraits of pioneering political figures who helped change the game and change the world, from Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm to John Lewis and Barack Obama.

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