SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates Black History Month

SIRIUS will honor the achievements, unique history and legacy of
African- Americans throughout the Month of February with a series of
programming specials.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio will celebrate Black History
Month with a series of specials honoring the contributions made by
African-Americans that have enriched our nation’s history.

Highlights of SIRIUS’ Black History Month programming, beginning on February 1st, include:

Mark
Thompson will honor Black History Month by speaking with NAACP
representatives about their grassroots efforts in addition to
interviewing prominent African-American historians and authors about
pivotal men and women in the civil rights movement. Thompson will also
host a black history challenge based on the comprehensive reference
book, Black Saga: The African- American Experience: A Chronology. Mark
Thompson is the host of the daily political talk show Make it Plain,
which airs Monday-Friday from 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET on SIRIUS Left channel
146.

Famous First by African-Americans
will feature artists including Alicia Keys, Lionel Richie, Beyonce,
Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, and Jamie Foxx remembering famous first
achievements by African-Americans throughout history. The special
series will run on Heart & Soul channel 51.

Black History
Month Spotlight: Great African-Americans will recognize the legacy of
African-Americans by spotlighting people and events that have
contributed to making a lasting and positive change in our nation’s
history. The featurettes will run hourly throughout the month of
February on Praise channel 68 and Reggae Rhythms channel 97.

Black
History Month in Soul Town will highlight key African-American figures
in politics, sports, arts and entertainment that have left lasting
legacies in their respective fields. The special daily series will air
on Soul Town channel 53.

My Life, My Music! will honor achievements and
contributions African- American women in hip-hop culture every weekend
throughout the month of February on Hip-Hop Nation channel 40. The
channel will kick-off the month by featuring the queen of hip-hop,
Missy Elliot.

For a complete schedule, please visit www.sirius.com.

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