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Ever since CNN anchor Don Lemon (pictured) decided to start editorializing, he has not shown himself to be a serious thinker. Lemon has developed a…

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Despite the fact that none of the 26 new shows on network TV feature an African American lead character, several African American characters play secondary roles, also known as the “Black Best Friend.” Two new popular shows, “Grimm” and “Up All Night” feature Russell Hornsby and Maya Rudolph playing the role of “Black Best Friends.” […]

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The movie-turned-television series “Soul Food” may be returning to TV if Twentieth Century Fox’s development efforts are successful. The film of the same name was released in 1997, and it’s critical acclaim and profitability led to a Showtime series which ran from 2000-2004. According to Mediabistro, the updated version of “Soul Food” is in early […]

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Actor Vincent Kartheiser who stars in AMC’s critically acclaimed series “Mad Men,” says that he has no trouble identifying with his character because both of them are white and well off. Kartheiser is also starring in the new Justin Timberlake movie, “In Time.” “Dilbert” To “Smoking Hot” Black Blogger: Don’t Criticize Gwyneth The Huffington Post […]

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After months of failing to live up to the success of her extraordinarily popular television talk show, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is undergoing a makeover. According to Forbes, Winfrey and Discovery Communications is upping the network’s advertising push as well as featuring two of the network’s biggest stars, Winfrey herself and Rosie O’Donnell. Adding to a […]

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Photo: NBC Here comes the first cancellation from NBC’s brand new fall season. It has just been announced that the network TV giant has officially canceled the new series ‘The Playboy Club’ from its current fall lineup after debuting to 5 million viewers. That number of week-to-week viewers has dwindled and reactions to the show […]

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Oprah Winfrey might not be on the air every weekday with her famed daytime TV talk show, but she certainly hasn’t been out of the spotlight. In fact, she seems to be quite busy continuing to build her already effective global empire. This week she turns to social media and show us the reason why […]

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“Bounce TV” a new African American free broadcast television channel has just launched. The network will feature African American television programs and movies and is backed by civil rights legend and former Atlanta Mayor, Andrew Young, Martin Luther King’s son, Martin Luther King III as well as TV executives, Ryan Glover and Jonathan Katz and […]

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HBCU alum and former BET executive Curtis Symonds will meet with the CBC later this month to propose his plans of creating the first television network dedicated solely to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A soft-launch of the network and a grassroots HBCU promotion tour are planned for the fall, BET.com reports: Although his vision […]

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LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry is teaming up with the movie studio Lionsgate to start his own television network. The New York Times reports: That movie studio and Mr. Perry — whose flourishing African-American fan base consistently turns his plays, television shows and films into hits — are forming a new venture called Tyler TV, […]

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Bad Girls Club star Ashley Cheatham has blasted castmate Christina Hopkins after she was caught on video spewing the N-word twelve times at an unidentified Black woman. “Being drunk is not an excuse to bring out your inner racism. It’s disgusting and downright offensive … Go get a f**king life. Better yet, do the world […]

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MEXICO-A  Univiosn skit that aired on Mexican television a year and half ago has gone viral due to its racist content. In the skit an African foreign exchange student is mocked as a monkey, told he was a shadow, that his mother used shoe shine grease on his skin and has his lips and mouth […]