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BET; Don Cornelius story

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BET; Don Cornelius story

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American Soul is a BET scripted drama series that premiered with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 on BET in the U.S.; Sinqua Walls plays a young Don Cornelius; the series is inspired by the untold rise of the music and dance program Soul Train and is executive produced by Jesse Collins, Jonathan Prince, Devon Greggory and Tony Cornelius (BET Networks' own announcement on bet.com, fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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