DAVID AND TAMELA HIT THE RED CARPET ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF TV ONE’S THE MANNS TUESDAY, APRIL 18 AT 8 P.M. ET

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DAVID AND TAMELA HIT THE RED CARPET ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF TV ONE’S THE MANNS

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 AT 8 P.M. ET

The Grandchildren Are Encouraged to Love Their Pretty Brown Skin After an Encounter with a Bully

SILVER SPRING, MD – April 13, 2017 – David Sr., Tamela, and Porcia are off to Los Angeles for award season on the next episode of The Manns airing Tuesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on TV One.

On the next episode of The Manns, Tamela is nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a Grammy Award for her songs in Gospel music. She’s also taking the Grammy stage and performing with Chance The Rapper.

Back in Texas, Kennedy, Porcia’s daughter, has a tough day at school when one of her peers belittles her. David, Chantal, and Tia decide to teach the grandchildren about Black History to encourage them to be proud of their heritage. 

Later, Porcia introduces the family to her new boyfriend, but everyone is not so welcoming.  David Sr. challenges the young man to a contest to see if he’s “Mann” enough to date his daughter. Will he measure up?

The Manns is produced by TV One in partnership with Entertainment One (eOne) and Bobbcat Films. It is executive produced by David and Tamela Mann, eOne’s Tara Long and Mark Herwick, Roger M. Bobb and Phil Thornton. For TV One, Lamar Chase is executive-in-charge of production, Robyn Greene Arrington is vice president of original programming and production, and D’Angela Proctor is head of original programming and production.

For more information on TV One’s The Manns, visit the network’s YouTube Channel and website at www.tvone.tv. Viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #THEMANNS.

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