discovery+ Launches Black Voices Hub

discovery+ has unveiled its new Black Voices hub, which will feature programming spotlighting the African American community.

The hub will be on the platform year-round and showcase curated series, documentaries and specials. Among the discovery+ originals that will be available on the hub is the four-part docuseries Profiled: The Black Man, premiering on February 12, which examines the origins of the stereotypes that have permeated society and impacted the lives of Black men in America.

Uprooted, which will join the hub when it premieres on February 18, tells the story of Keith Warren, who was 19 years old when his body was found hanging from a tree in 1986. There’s also the cooking competition series The Great Soul Food Cook Off and the renovation series Remix My Space with Marsai Martin, which are already streaming on discovery+.

Additional titles that will be featured are Love & Marriage Huntsville, Black Love, Dr. Mercy, Home Grown, Family or Fiance, Burger Truck Brawl, Where Do We Go From Here?, (In)visible Portraits, Super Soul, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall, The Legacy of Black Wall Street, OWN Spotlight: Oprah + 100 Black Fathers, Reno My Rental, Ghost Brothers: Lights Out, Home Grown and Doubling Down with the Derricos.

Lisa Holme, group senior VP of content and commercial strategy for Discovery, said: “Black voices should be celebrated 365 days a year. We are proud to bring universal and relatable stories to the platform that highlight and represent the Black community across genres that we know will resonate with viewers.”