Produced by Charles Hobson and aired on WNEW (better known as Channel 5), this weekly show was originally conceived to counter images of black neighborhoods as presented in the mainstream news.

Todd wakes to another routine day until breaking news comes in that we are all under attack, but he doesn’t know from whom or what. Todd and others are warned to stay indoors and prepare for the worst.

An unflinching exposé on the racial wealth gap and the underlying systemic barriers to black success, BROKEN CHAINS holds a mirror up to society and asks the tough questions, namely: how can we fix a system that's been broken for so many, for so long?