*Beginning Sunday, Nov. 9, TV One will premiere an original, five-hour special chronicling the unforgettable moments, cultural movements and personal achievement that have advanced the black race in "The Blacklist: 100 Greatest Power Moves."
Arsenio Hall will host the special, which will air over five consecutive nights, covering 20 Power Moves each night, culminating with the top 20 – and the No. 1 moment – on Thursday, Nov. 13.
The special will highlight African-American pioneers and awe-inspiring moments such as: the 1968 Olympic medalists raising their Black Power fists; Thurgood Marshall’s induction into the Supreme Court; the birth of Motown records; the emergence of Bill Cosby for the American television audience; Michael Jackson’s record-breaking “Thriller” album; the emergence of hip hop; Malcolm X’s stance of self-preservation “By Any Means Necessary”; the determination of the Little Rock Nine; and, of course, Barack Obama’s historic bid for the Presidency.
The special will include commentary from scholars Michael Eric Dyson , Dr. Molefi Kete Asante and William Jelani Cobb; cultural critics Chuck D, Michaela Angela Davis and Emil Wilbekin, Hip Hop pioneer Russell Simmons, rising politician Kevin Powell; and a host of celebrities and comedians for a lighter and somewhat irreverent view of the Power Moves.