Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home … Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Jharrel Jerome, Janet Mock, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce Added on HBO 2022-06-07. Youtube Trailer