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All Access The ACC Life – ACC Unity Tour 2024 Charleston, S.C., Presented by Auto-Owners Insurance Debuts on February 17

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – ACC Network will debut an original programming series All Access The ACC Life – ACC Unity Tour 2024 Charleston, S.C., on Monday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET.
 
All Access The ACC Life – ACC Unity Tour 2024 Charleston, S.C. premieres during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s fifth annual ACC Winter Unity Week, which will be held February 13-23.  The 30-minute documentary will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the July 2024 trip that ACC student-athletes took to historic Charleston. 
 
Hosted by versatile ESPN voice Dalen Cuff, the Unity Tour documentary will give viewers an inside look at the student-athletes as they experienced the weekend in the “Holy City.” The tour is part of the ACC’s commitment to supporting student-athletes through meaningful educational opportunities, including in the area of social justice and historic experiences. The 2024 tour was the third annual edition of the event, which is a component of the league’s social justice platform, ACC UNITE. 
 
Student-athletes featured heavily throughout the documentary include All-ACC Notre Dame women’s basketball player Maddy Westbeld, Clemson women’s basketball student-athlete Loyal McQueen and Miami’s track & field student-athlete Robert Joseph. The full list of Unity Tour participants from the ACC’s 18 member institutions can be found HERE.
 
Episode highlights include:
  • Tours of the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, the oldest continually used Jewish synagogue in the United States; the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black church in the southern United States; the International African American Museum, the McLeod Plantation Historic Site and the Gullah Geechee Experience, a one-of-a-kind immersive tour providing guests with a genuine experience of culture, cuisine and craft.
  • Community Engagement projects at Lowcountry Food Bank, the Ronald McDonald House and Reading Partners.
  • In Charleston, the culture and the cuisine are intertwined. Unity Tour participants are treated to the Rodney Scott BBQ Experience.
 
The All Access The ACC Life series features several programs from across the ACC and offers a glimpse of a day in the life of ACC student-athletes, coaches, staff, parents and fans. It is produced by Digital P Media, in association with ESPN. 
 
ACC Unity Statement 
“We, the ACC, are committed to seeing each other as equals and treating each other with respect and dignity at all times; recognizing that our differences don’t divide us, but they make us stronger.” 
 
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