ABC tonight will re-air 2017 Taking the Stage special celebrating African-American history, culture and music

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Quincy Jones and Don Mischer, who produced the 2017 special, wrote a letter to Disney's Bob Iger urging its rebroadcast in wake of the renewed focus on African-Americans in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing and Black Lives Matter protests. Iger responded back within 10 minutes. “Its emotional moments resonated with all of us, regardless of the color of our skin. In these tumultuous times, these stories need to be heard again. Now more than ever,” Mischer said. “The show includes everything from live music, to singing, to comedy, to rap, to dancing in the aisles, and a few tears as well. It was created from the very fabric of four centuries of African-American history, which is an essential part of, and inevitably shapes our common and current history.”