A+E Networks will distribute its November Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America event across more than 135 territories internationally, the company said Monday.
The concert, which kicks off A+E Networks’ worldwide campaign to confront issues of race and to promote racial equity, will air Nov. 20 across A+E Networks including A&E, History, Lifetime, H2, LMN and FYI, and will be broadcast on IHeartMedia broadcast radio stations.
Artists set to perform as part of the concert include Zac Brown Band, Eric Church, Jamie Foxx, Rhiannon Giddens, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Miguel, Pink, Jill Scott, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Pharrell Williams.
“As a global media company, A+E Networks has the privilege of being invited into the homes of millions of people around the world every day and believe that it is our responsibility to use this incredible platform to inform as well as entertain,” said Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO of A+E Networks in a statement. “By shining a light on the uncomfortable truth that racial inequity and bias still impact our society, we are looking to inspire people to go beyond short-lived, symbolic gestures.”
