While Black with MK Asante

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| genre = News

| creator = Snapchat

| developer =

| starring = MK Asante

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 18

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Jimmy Fox, April Smith, Tim Pastore, Ta'Nai Cie, MK Asante

| producer = Stephanie Valentin, Emily Bon, Ash Francis

| location = United States

| cinematography =

| runtime = 4–6 minutes

| company = Snap

| network = Snapchat

| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|11|04}}

| last_aired = present

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While Black with MK Asante is a docuseries from Snapchat. The show is a Snap Original and is produced by Snapchat, NBCUniversal, Indigo Development and Entertainment Arts, and Main Event Media. It is hosted by MK Asante. The first episode of the series appeared on November 4, 2019.

Vibe magazine wrote that While Black with MK Asante "explores what it means to be young, gifted and black through the lens of several young men and women who are making a radical change within themselves and their communities". Black Entertainment Television wrote that "by concentrating on matters most relevant to people of color right now, the Snapchat series explores everything from criminalizing children to Black Lives Matter to the N-word".

Concept

While Black with MK Asante takes the stories of America's black youth and gives them a platform in the smartphones of millions of America's teens.{{Cite web|url=https://shortyawards.com/12th/while-black-with-mk-asante/|title=While Black with MK Asante -|publisher=Shorty Awards}}

Reach and reception

The series was listed in People's list of "The Short-Form Shows We're Most Excited for in 2020".{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/the-short-form-shows-on-quibi-facebook-watch-and-snapchat-were-most-excited-for-in-2020/|title = The Short-Form Shows on Quibi, Facebook Watch and Snapchat We're Most Excited for in 2020| newspaper=People }}

The NBC anchor Craig Melvin discussed the series on The Today Show, remarking, "What I love about the show and what he's doing. One of my chief complaints about these things [smartphones] is that it's created an entire generation of news grazers; people who just read the headlines. But what he does in his Snapchat show is takes difficult topics to get your head around, and he digs into them, and covers all the angles."{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/video/mk-asante-gets-candid-about-his-rise-struggles-and-gift-for-language-79529541739|title=MK Asante gets candid about his rise, struggles and gift for language}}