On January 30, 2012 BET’s popular hip hop television show 106 and Park aired a 90 minute exclusive on young parenting. Hosts Rocsi Diaz and Terrance J. had a slew of guests, doctors and artists who answered questions and supplied resources to the young community.
The show dealt exclusively with issues affecting young parents focusing specifically on the realities of African American youth.
Rappers Don Trip and Tray Chaney, who are both young parents, joined the show to discuss their videos – Trip’s “Letter to My Son” feat. Cee-Lo Green and Chaney’s “Fatherhood.” In-studio experts, Dr. Michelle and Dr. Tartt , will be on hand to answer questions submitted via a live online chat. Viewers also got the chance to hear live testimonials from audience members.
Stephen Hill BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials had this to say of the program –
“We are proud of our place as the only daily source of Black Youth culture on television and we know it’s about more than music, celebrities and fun,” . “On 106 & Park, we’ve taken the time to discuss relationship violence, teen body image issues, AIDS prevention and other topics relevant to our audience. Many in our audience are young parents and need more information and guidance than they’re getting about how to work through certain issues; not the least of which is working on the relationship with the other parent for the benefit of the child. It’s our hope that this special edition of 106 & PARK will help strengthen young families.”
