Jussie Smollet isn’t sleeping during the midseason television slump.
The Empire actor has been tapped to host the eighth season of the WORLD Channel’s AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, a series dedicated to bringing films and documentaries of the African diaspora to life, reports IndieWire. Previous hosts include Gabourey Sidibe, Anika Noni Rose, Idris Elba and Anthony Mackie.
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“AfroPoP’s engaging, real-life tales add to the collection of rich Black stories that audiences are clamoring for, and I wanted to be a part of bringing them to national attention,” Smollett said in a statement.
Don’t miss the five-episode season when it premieres on Monday, January 18, and check out a trailer below.
