Oprah specials on DStv

OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? will be available across Discovery’s global platforms in more than 200 countries and territories and to South African viewers of Discovery Channel, TLC and Realtime on Sunday at 8.55pm.

In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, Oprah Winfrey Network announced the special that will be simulcasted to DStv viewers in South Africa.

Two episodes will be played back-to-back for a duration of a approximately an hour and 50 minutes.

The in-depth conversations offer insight and tangible plans to answer the questions “What matters now?” “What matters next?” and “Where do we go from here?”.

Featured guests include politician Stacey Abrams, journalist Charles M Blow, Atlanta Mayor Keisha

Lance Bottoms, Academy award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (When They See Us, 13th, Queen Sugar), professor and author Jennifer Eberhardt (author of Biased), journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning founder of the “1619 Project” Nikole Hannah-Jones, historian and author

Ibram Kendi (How to be an Anti-Racist), award-winning actor David Oyelowo (Selma), Colour of Change founder Rashad Robinson and National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People national board member Rev Dr William J Barber II.

“I’ve been having private conversations with friends and thought leaders about what’s next and where we go from here,” said Oprah Winfrey.

“I thought it would be both of interest and service to bring their ideas, concerns and comments into a national spotlight.

“As a network dedicated to supporting and uplifting Black lives, OWN is committed to providing our community with important dialogue and helpful resources in this challenging time.

– Citizen reporter