On-AirVirginia This Morning

Actions

Award-winning actors Louis Gossett, Jr. and Aunjanue Ellis with star in BET’s TV mini-series ‘The Book of Negroes’

Posted

RICHMOND, Va - Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr. and award-winning actress Aunjanue Ellis star in BET’s new TV Mini-Series, ‘The Book of Negroes.’ Based on Lawrence Hill’s award-wining, Oprah Winfrey-listed novel, Someone Knows My Name, ‘The Book of Negroes’ provides a fresh take on slavery since it is told from a womna’s point of view as her life is ‘moving in and out of slavery.’ The six-part mini-series premieres on Monday, February 16th on BET. For more information visit online at www.bet.com.