Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Host/Producer/Creator of the television show SOUL!, Ellis Haizlip takes ...

Ellis Haizlip, the creator and unlikely host of "Soul!," is at the heart of a singular and captivating documentary. Courtesy of Shoes in the Bed Productions In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron recorded his ...

“Soul!” was one of the first all-Black television talk shows that celebrated and highlighted the positive side of the Black American experience The SOUL Show on Channel 13, Produced by Ellis Haizlip ...

For more than a decade, Melissa Haizlip lovingly worked on a documentary that would introduce the pioneering work of her uncle, who produced a public TV show highlighting Black culture during a ...

Mr. Soul!, the award-winning documentary about the public television variety show Soul!, is coming to HBO Max August 1st, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the film that captures ...