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ASPiRE announces The World Premiere of its Groundbreaking Original TV Series THE ROOT 100
Entertainment (Premiere, December 12, 2012) –The second episode in the series focuses on three influential and respected communicators: journalist Tamron Hall, musician Jason Moran and actor/author Hill Harper.
Bold Stands (Premiere, December 19, 2012) – The third episode in the series focuses on individuals who have made bold moves for equality and diversity: Reverend Delman Coates, Toure, Wade Davis II.
Empowering Artists (Premiere, December 26, 2012) – The series’ fourth episode profiles three individuals who move audiences to act: Beverly Bond, DJ and Founder of Black Girls Rock; Ava DuVernay, the first African-American female to win Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival, and Jamar Rogers, HIV/AIDS activist and former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”
The Leaders (Premiere, January 9, 2013) – The fifth episode in the series profiles leaders in their fields: chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Columbia Pictures Studio executive and Pastor Devon Franklin.
The Innovators (Premiere, January 16, 2013) – The sixth episode in the series profiles individuals leading the way in their fields including clothing designer and Environmentalist Natalia Allen, tech guru Angela Benton and digital media expert Baratunde Thurston.
ASPiRE presents a Perez-Brown Media Group production. “THE ROOT 100”. Hosted by CNN Anchor Suzanne Malveaux. Executive Producer is Keith Brown. Co-executive Producer is Lynne Robinson.
About Suzanne Malveaux: Based in Atlanta, THE ROOT 100 host Suzanne Malveaux anchors weekday editions of CNN’s “Newsroom International” and “CNN Newsroom.” For more than a decade Malveaux was a White House correspondent covering Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. She has interviewed all five living Presidents. Malveaux was recently recognized by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for covering one of the top 50 stories of the century for her coverage of the 2008 Obama campaign. Recently she was embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan where she covered the attack on the U.S. Embassy. She also travelled to Rwanda and South Africa.
