It has been announced that the recently launched global news and entertainment channel, Arise News has won its first Emmy award in the USA for its documentary titled “Game Changers: How the Harlem Globetrotters Battled Racism”. The news channel was nominated in the Nostalgia Programme category at the 58
th edition of the award ceremony which held at the Marriott Hotel, Times Square, New York City on Saturday night.
Arise News is a 24-hour news channel with broadcast hubs in London, New York, Johannesburg and Lagos. Its team of 500 journalists report cold, hard facts with a range of opinions and insightful analysis. Its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Nduka Obiagbena, also functions as the Editor-in-chief of prominent Nigerian newspaper, THISDAY.
According to THISDAY, Obiagbena congratulated his team saying: “Congratulations to all founding members of the Arise News channel in NY, London and Africa who made this feat possible even before the formal launch of Arise News!”
The documentary stirred up emotions against racism in America, with professional basketball as a prime example in the 1940s and 1950.
“The story of the Harlem Globetrotters mirrors the civil rights struggle in America. It’s important that these often overlooked heroes – lionized around the world, but treated as second class citizens at home – receive the recognition they deserve,” said Alan Weiss, the executive producer of the documentary.
