ANSWERING THE CALL: A BET NEWS S.O.S. UPDATE Probes Issues of Race, Disaster Response and Recovery from Hurricane Katrina: Financial News - Yahoo! Fin

ANSWERING THE CALL: A BET NEWS S.O.S. UPDATE Probes Issues of Race, Disaster Response and Recovery from Hurricane Katrina: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "First-Hand Accounts with Survivors Featured on Sunday, September 18 at 1 p.m. ET/PT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- It may well be the longest road to disaster recovery in American history as residents by the tens of thousands try to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Through the eyes and voices of the storm's survivors, BET News takes a compelling journey of heartbreak and hope with ANSWERING THE CALL: A BET NEWS S.O.S. UPDATE, a stunning look at the impact of nature's fury on the Gulf Coast region. The documentary, hosted by BET News reporter Andre Showell, televises on Sunday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT.

BET News will share the latest information on the recovery effort; probe the role race may have played in the response by governmental authorities; and gauge reactions by African-American leadership in the affected areas, including Congressional Black Caucus members, Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. BET will also update the status of families ripped apart during evacuation but are now reunited and hoping to rebuild.

PROGRAM: ANSWERING THE CALL: A BET NEWS S.O.S. UPDATE
NETWORK: BET
SCHEDULE: Sunday, September 18 @ 1 - 2 p.m. ET/PT

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