BET to Honor Nick Cannon, Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels in ’28 Men of Change’ Series

A new person will be celebrated each day during Black History Month

BET Networks and ICON MANN are partnering to celebrate the positive impact of black men domestically and across the globe with upcoming vignette series, “28 Men of Change.”

The Black History Month initiative will share the journeys of 28 contemporary philanthropic trailblazers, the network said Monday.

Beginning on Feb. 1, 2014, BET Networks will feature the personal story of one of the “28 Men of Change” with a two-minute vignette airing on BET and Centric.

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Here is a limited list of honorees, in alphabetical order:

1.    Lonnie Bunch III, Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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