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OZY Media’s groundbreaking town hall series, Take on America, traveled across the U.S. to confront today’s most pressing issues by exploring the diversity of opinions among groups often pigeonholed for voting as a block-focused on the voices of Black men, White women, Latino families, and Asian-American millennials.  

Hosted by Emmy Awardwinning presenter Carlos Watson, the first four provocative and intimate shows reached over 10 million viewers. The show featured gusts such as Jemele Hill, Mayor Carmen Cruz, Michelle Kwan, Rosie Perez, Eddie Huang, Vanessa Carlton, candidates for Congress, and many more.

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Because for too long, stereotypes and assumptions have silenced groups across the U.S. Do Black men feel defined primarily by their Blackness? What is Asian-American millennials’ take on dating in 2018? How do White women think about love and guns in the era of #MeToo and President Trump? Is there a divide between young Latinos and their parents? 

This series brought together 100 people with key characteristics in common in order to shine a spotlight on their diversity — and cut through the cultural stereotypes. 

Watch some captivating clips below.

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OZY Take on America

"Black Men in Baltimore" clips:

Jemele Hill on Whether Colin Kaepernick is a hero

MD gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous on Trump

Black Men in Baltimore "Fatherhood"

Do Black boys in America get Treated like Men?

Police reform

“White Women in Nashville” clips:

Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Barry on White Privilege – Take On America

Michele Bachmann Talks Supporting President Trump – Take On America

Vanessa Carlton on The #MeToo Movement – Take On America

“Asian Millenials in San Francisco” clips:

Eddie Huang on half-Asian in Crazy Rich Asians

Eddie Huang: Asian-Americans and Hollywood

Eddie Huang on growing up Asian

Harry Shum Jr. on Struggle of Growing Up Asian

“Latinos in New York City” clips: 
Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Hurricane Maria Aftermath 
Rosie Perez Describes Herself as a "Recovering Catholic"

Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and Republican Candidate for Congress in California Omar Navarro on "The Wall" 
Rosie Perez+ Guests on Catholic Church 
Rosie Perez on the Roman Catholic Church 

Take on America is OZY Media’s fourth primetime television show. This past summer OZY announced the creation of an in-house production studio, OZY Studios, doubling the size of their video team in order to drive the company’s rapid growth in TV and digital video series. OZY also recently signed with premiere Hollywood talent agency, United Talent Agency (UTA) to accelerate the company’s growth in television, podcasts, and live events.

About OZY Media

With 40 million monthly unique users and 4 million subscribers, OZY brings readers “the new and the next,” offering 100 percent original content with a focus on the future, via unique OZY News, OZY Magazine, OZY TV and OZY Events products. Called “the new media magnet for the news hungry” by Fortune magazine, OZY’s in-depth and high-quality journalism has attracted a number of high-profile media partners including The New York Times, NPR, PBS NewsHour, TED, The Financial Times, The Huffington Post and many more, as well as guest editors including Bill Gates, President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Founded in 2013 by Emmy Award–winning journalist Carlos Watson and co-founder Samir Rao, the OZY team is based in Mountain View, California, and backed by leading Silicon Valley investors including Laurene Powell Jobs, Ron Conway, David Drummond, Larry Sonsini and Dan Rosensweig and a significant investment from publishing giant Axel Springer.