Heart of the City (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2008-12-07
Ended: 2010-10-24
Network: BET
Country: US
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 22:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.