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Television Unplugged? The Verdict on This Year's TV Upfronts

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Lifetime, Upfronts, Myspace, Nielsen, Fox, Tnt, Cbs, Comscore, Merrill Lynch, Apple, NBC Experience, Cnet, B.E.T., Disney, Gossip Girl, Ugc, Cw, Abc, Unilever, Univision, Kimmel, Pbs, Nbc, Hbo, Espn, Fox Business Channel, Advertising, Comedy Central, Hulu, Fox News, Trutv, Pepsico, Nbcu, Moonves, Ign, Ostroff, Tbs, Zucker, Turner, Silverman, Media News
Jerry Weinstein

Think of it as the Big Bang of Video.

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On Leaving The Tom Joyner Show

Tavis Smiley | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Apology, Tavis Smiley Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley Quits Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner, Public Radio, Radio, Pbs, Friendship, Npr, Smiley Books, Tavis Smiley Projects, Bet, Announcement, Pri, Politics News
Tavis Smiley

I had no idea that my dear friend Tom Joyner was going to share with you Friday morning what we had just discussed barely 12 hours earlier Thursday evening.

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Friday Talking Points [25] -- Place Your Bets On The Democratic Race!

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gamble, Campaign, China, Shiite Militia, Dccc, 2008, Mccarthy, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Washington Nationals, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Donors Letter, Petraeus, Bet, Democrat, 08, Triskelion, Passport, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Nomination, Elections, Mddotw, Donor, First Pitch, Hillary Clinton, Maliki, Tainted Meat, Quatloos, Faa, Normalcy, October Surprise, Tibet, Cheney, James Carville, Iraq, Basra, Call the Race, Scotus, Outsourcing Outsource, Shiite, Bush, Usda, Passengers Bill of Rights, Judas, Donors, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Hole in the Ground, Dalai Lama, Baseball, Democratic Donors, Crocker, 2008 Elections, Mahdi Army, Democratic Race, 2008 Election, Olympics, Contest, 08 Campaign, Sadr, 2008 Presidential Race, Gamesters of Triskelion, Bush Library, Recall, Mcpeak, Meat, Politics News
Chris Weigant

We haven't done a contest here in a while, so I'm going to open the betting window today on the outcome of the Democratic race. To play, just post a ...

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Chris Matthews Had the Guts to Apologize for Hillary Loathe, Don't Bet the Others Will do the Same

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Hardball, Christian Evangelicals, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Presidential Race, Chris Matthews, Feminists, Bet, Democrats, Bob Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Hillary Martin Luther King, Robert Johnson, Hillary Clinton MLK, Chris Matthews and Hillary Clinton, Chris Matthews Apology, Media News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Matthews like so many other yakking heads has gorged off the Hillary loathe industry. The industry has been by far the biggest growth industry in recent American politics.

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Founder Of BET Slams Obama In South Carolina

New York Times | Katharine Q. Seelye | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Obama Clinton 2008, John McCain, Hilarry Clinton Polls, Obama 2008, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2008, Barack Obama Polls, Mitt Romney, 2008 Election, Clinton 2008, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Obama Clinton, Fred Thompson, BET Founder Obama, Clinton Super Tuesday, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Bet, Politics News

Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, who is campaigning today in South Carolina with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, just...

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Group Protests "Degrading" Music Videos

New York Times | Felicia R. Lee | Posted 11.05.2007 | Media

Read More: Enough Is Enough, Viacom, Mtv, Bet, Philippe Dauman, Media News

Wearing white T-shirts with red stop signs and chanting "BET does not reflect me, MTV does not reflect me," protesters have been gathering every Satur...

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Protesters Target Media Execs In Fight Against Demeaning Imagery

New York Times | Felicia Lee | Posted 11.04.2007 | Business

Read More: Mtv, Bet, Business News

Wearing white T-shirts with red stop signs and chanting "BET does not reflect me, MTV does not reflect me," protesters have been gathering every Satur...

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Observations

Princella Smith | Posted 10.08.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Women, BET Hip Hop vs. America, Nelly Video, Isiah Thomas New York Knicks, Anucha Browne Sanders, Feminism, Isiah Thomas, Isiah Thomas Sexual Harassment, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Feminism, Nelly Tip Drill, Sexual Harassment, Nelly, Hip Hop Women, Bet, Hip Hop Misogyny, Entertainment News
Princella Smith

In BET's Hip Hop vs. America forum, rappers pleaded their cases against charges that they are misogynists and gang bangers with horrible influence on America's youth.

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BET Comes Of Age With Sixteen New Series

Washington Post | Paul Farhi | Posted 09.24.2007 | Home

Read More: Television, BET, New Television Season, Home News

Black Entertainment Television is 27 years old -- old enough, its top executives say, to start acting all grown up. The Washington-based cable networ...

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