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Brown Sugar streaming service celebrates Women's History Month with movies starring Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Pam Grier, and More

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Women of Brewster Place ATLANTA (March 3, 2020) -  Brown Sugar ,  the popular subscription streaming service from  Bounce ,  will feature both a curated collection and popular returning titles in honor of Women's History Month this March. To celebrate, March's curated collection will include the classic hit  Foxy Brown  starring Pam Grier,  Frankie and Alice  starring Halle Berry, the multi-generational coming of age story  The Women of Brewster   Place  featuring Oprah Winfrey and more. Fan favorites returning to Brown Sugar in March include the World War II film  Sudie and Simpson  starring Louis Gossett Jr., the martial arts comedy  Bamboo Gods and Iron Men  directed by Cesar Gallardo and a Fred "The Hammer" Williamson lineup including the classic crime story  Black Caesar ,  its sequel  Hell Up in Harlem  and the popular drama  The Hammer.   Brown Sugar is availa...

Queen Latifah, Common, Halle Berry, Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Morgan Freeman, Other Greats Help Brown Sugar Celebrate Black History Month in February

(ATLANTA , GA) -  Brown Sugar ,  the popular subscription streaming service from  Bounce , has announced new additions, popular returning titles and curated collections for February, Black History Month.  Queen Latifah, Common  and  Harry Belafonte  headline the new, original one-hour special  Bounce Celebrates Black History , presenting a collection of stories depicting the strength and courage of Black Americans, some never before heard, that made history and our nation a better place. The special covers people and events of historical significance including The Underground Railroad, Black Pharaohs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Charles Drew, Madam C.J. Walker, Green Book, Cinque Amistad, James Baldwin, Gordon Parks and a presentation of African-American firsts. Civil Right Icon Ambassador Andrew Young is featured prominently throughout  Bounce Celebrates Black History , which premieres on Bounce on  Monday, February 10...

Bounce and Brown Sugar to run Aretha Franklin funeral live

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ATLANTA (Aug. 28, 2018) - The  Bounce  television network and the  Brown Sugar  streaming service are teaming up to  carry  Aretha Franklin's  farewell memorial service live this  Friday, Aug. 31 .   The funeral will take place at the Greater Grace Temple in Franklin's beloved hometown of Detroit.  Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, Ronald Isley, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters  and  Marvin Sapp  are among the 19 artists scheduled to perform  at the family-and-friends-only service.  Smokey Robinson , the  Rev. Jesse Jackson  and  Former President Bill Clinton  will be among the high-profile speakers.   Bounce and Brown Sugar will partner with Bounce's local Detroit affiliate,  WXYZ-TV ,for the special event, airing and streaming WXYZ's hometown coverage and commentary nationwide.   "Celebrating the Queen of...