While Black with MK Asante | |
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Genre | News |
Created by | Snapchat |
Starring | MK Asante |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jimmy Fox, April Smith, Tim Pastore, Ta'Nai Cie, MK Asante |
Producers | Stephanie Valentin, Emily Bon, Ash Francis |
Production location | United States |
Running time | 4–6 minutes |
Production company | Snap |
Original release | |
Network | Snapchat |
Release | November 4, 2019 present | –
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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 MK 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".