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[10/20/10 - 02:28 PM]
BET Networks Goes Pink in Honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Plus: Gabrielle Union to host "Heart of the City: Chicago's Cancer Drive" on Sunday, October 24 at 10:00/9:00c.

[08/16/10 - 09:39 AM]
BET News Zeros in on the Ninth Ward in Network Exclusive: 'Heart of the City: Katrina Five Years Later'
Jurnee Smollett hosts the special, airing Sunday, August 22 at 10:00/9:00c.

[11/10/09 - 08:33 AM]
Star Jones Hosts 'Heart of the City: Dying to Eat in Jackson,' a BET News Exclusive on Obesity in Black America Premiering Sunday, November 15, at 10:00 P.M.*
"Obesity is a critical issue in our community that has not received the attention it deserves," says the network's Keith Brown.

[08/31/09 - 11:59 AM]
BET Unveils Its New Fall Programming Slate
"First In," "Heart of the City," "Monica" and "Pay It Off" are among the original offerings due in the coming months.

[07/30/09 - 11:50 AM]
BET News Travels to the Frontline of the Issues Devastating the African American Community with 'Heart of the City' Premiering Saturday, September 12, at 10:00 P.M.*
The series "will tell the stories of those most directly affected by leading issues in the African American community."

[04/23/09 - 12:47 PM]
BET Networks Announces New Shows, a New Brand Strategy and a New Network at Its 2009 Upfront Presentation
Newcomers include THE MO'NIQUE SHOW, CHANGING LANES, CREWS CONTROL, FIRST IN, THE HOLLYWOOD TREATMENT, MONICA: STILL STANDING, PAY IT OFF and A TIME TO LAUGH.







HEART OF THE CITY (BET)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/12/09 - 10/24/10
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2010-2011 season)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
SEASON(S):
1 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from BET's press release, August 2009) BET News travels to cities across America to examine the real issues devastating some African American communities in the original series HEART OF THE CITY. Along with highlighting some of the worst problems facing our nation's urban centers, the series will also reveal the efforts of individuals who have dedicated their lives to bringing about positive change in their communities. The premiere episode of HEART OF THE CITY takes viewers to Detroit, Michigan - ground zero of our national education crisis. The episode will try to discover why so many African Americans in Detroit schools are failing and why its system is failing our kids.
CREW INFORMATION:
· no information is available
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available