CBC and BET+ NEW SERIES ABOUT THE PORTERS LAUNCHES DURING BHM
The Porter - Fictional But True There was no better day for the CBC to sit down and talk to Caribbean Camera about their new TV series The Porter than last Tuesday – the start of Black History Month in Canada. When the new Series goes to air on February 21 The Porter will have the distinction of being the country’s largest Black-led TV series. The Social Media Astroturfing had already begun when the Caribbean Camera snagged a cross-North America Zoom sit-down interview with the principal actors, producers, and writers. Dance. Drama. Action. This high-quality series celebrates the lives, untold stories and achievements of the Black train porters and their families in Canada. The Camera has agreed to embargo those interviews for the next two weeks so as to not steal the thunder of the opening night launch of CBC TV and Gem TV. The Porter will also be airing in the US on BET+ TV but that premier date has not been announced by the American Black TV network. “The series aims to use