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(BPRW) Court TV Announces Original News Special Exploring the Relationship Between the Criminal Justice System and African Americans

Black and Blue A Court TV Special Premieres Mon. June 22 at 8pm ET, To be Simulcast Across All Katz Networks

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA Court TV, the multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nations most important and compelling trials, announced today an original news special that will take a deep dive into the criminal justice systems history and relationship with African Americans.

Black and Blue A Court TV Specialwill air at 8:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, June 22, and will also be simulcast across the entire portfolio of Katz networks Bounce, Court TV Mystery, Laff,and Grit.

Topics the hour-long special will explore include: An encompassing look at our current justice system that has seemingly empowered civilians to weaponize the police against African Americans; the rise in deadly interactions with unarmed black men and women in custody and what may be ingrained in the police psyche from a legal perspective that often leads them to wrongly target specific groups; how past segregation-era thinking gave way to controversial present-day laws such as the Stand Your Ground concept and more. High-profile cases involving Ahmaud Arbery, Michael Drejka, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, and others will be discussed.

Black and Blue A Court TV Specialwill feature an insightful and thought-provoking discussion withLawyer and former professional WWE wrestler and personality David Otunga; Marissa Alexander, the Florida mother-turned-activist whose Stand Your Ground warning shot case became a rallying cry for anti-racism movements and survivors of domestic violence; former federal prosecutor and author of Chokehold: Policing of Black MenDavid Paul Butler, who recently testified at the House Judiciary Committee hearing along with George Floyds brother and others on issues of racial profiling, police brutality and lost trust; the Dean and Chancellors Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine L. Song Richardson and Tim Wise, an activist, and writer on the topic of race who has trained law enforcement officers, teachers, corporate and non-profit organizations in methods for addressing and dismantling racism in their institutions.

Court TV Crime and Justice Reporter Julia Jenae will host Black and Blue A Court TV Special, with contributions by members of the networks diverse team of anchors and correspondents that are both seasoned journalists and lawyers.

About Court TV

Court TV is available to be seen on cable, over-the-air, and over-the-top. Court TV is also live-streamed on CourtTV.com, YouTube TV, and SiriusXM as well as the Court TV app for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android and Apple devices. All feature robust and exclusive content from the massive Court TV library, including the nations most compelling, high-profile cases over the past 20 years available on demand. Court TV is part of Katz Networks, a division of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).

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