America in Black

America in Black is a television program in the form of a news magazine that first premiered on February 19, 2023, on BET.

On January 29, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on February 6, 2024.

Overview
America in Black was created by CBS News and BET (both part of Paramount Global) to bring awareness to issues regarding American-Americans. Showrunner Deanna Fry has described it as an [African-American] "group chat come to life."

A typical episode highlights news stories within the Black communities of the United States, relying primarily on CBS News correspondents.

At the end of most episodes, Roy Wood Jr. has a segment titled the "mic drop" styled after Andy Rooney's long-running commentary segment on the original CBS News magazine, 60 Minutes.