Post Tagged with: "BET"

24Dec
2010

Things We Gave The “Side-Eye” This Week

Lately, not a day goes by where we don’t give something the <side-eye>. If you don’t know what the <side-eye> is, it’s an upgrade to the standard “eye-roll”. You know, that “curious-did that really just happen-I can’t believe this hot mess” look? That’s the <side-eye>. We recently took a road trip from NYC to Chicago and while on the trip we talked about some of these <side-eye> deserving incidents and thought we’d share a few with you to see if [...]

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8Nov
2010

“Four Women” Performance at Black Girls Rock! Awards

If you missed Kelly Price, Marsha Ambrosius, Jill Scott and Ledisi’s rendition of Nina Simone’s “Four Women” at the Black Girls Rock! Awards, you MUST see this. You can only imagine what can happen when you combine these four incredible and powerful voices. And we can personally tell you that the entire theater got on their feet when Ledisi belted out her first note. Just amazing. An epic performance. BET Videos

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24Oct
2010

Highlights from Black Girls Rock! Awards

By Kailei Richardson The fifth annual Black Girls Rock! Awards took place last Saturday, October 16th and I had the pleasure of attending. The event, which was held at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, New York was the first televised Black Girls Rock! Awards and will be aired on BET on November 7th. I must say, this was the best awards show I have seen BET do. For the most part, it was a classy, inspiring and well-done event. [...]

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5Aug
2009

Blacks on Reality TV: Where's The Diversity?

By Kailei Richardson When I read on Target Market News that it wasn’t CNN’s “Black in America 2” that took the #1 spot of black households last week but rather it was BET’s “Tiny & Toya,” I was more than heated! Maybe it was my disconcertion with BET and/or the lack of diverse images of Black Americans on television; or maybe it’s the unfortunate reality that though the most powerful couple in the United States is educated and Black, the [...]

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29Jun
2009

BET Awards ’09: Tell Us Your Opinion

Last night, Jamie Foxx played host to BET’s annual music awards celebration. In light of Michael Jackson’s passing, the folks at BET changed gears to put on a show that would reflect and honor his memory. If you were on Twitter or Facebook then you know just how many people were updating their status or tweeting in real time throughout the program. Did you watch the show? If so, what did you think about it?

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1Jun
2009

Keep it Beautiful, BET

If you have not seen it yet, BET has a new show as a partnership with Procter & Gamble called “My Black is Beautiful,” under the same name as a site P&G launched to celebrate the “beauty of every African-American woman.”  Hosted by actress Tasha Smith, the show covers topics related to black women’s beauty including Michelle Obama’s influence on black beauty, colors to complement black women’s skin tones, hair trends, positive body image and self esteem. I must say, [...]

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17Mar
2009

Harlem Heights – What do you think?

A couple weeks ago BET launched Harlem Heights, its new reality series featuring attractive, upwardly-mobile 20-somethings living in Harlem. With a huge product integration deal from J&J and lots of shots of local hot spots, Harlem Heights has often been compared to MTV’s The Hills. Now that it has been on for a couple weeks, we want to know what you think about BET’s attempt at showing the “young black elite.” Do you think Harlem Heights is win for BET? [...]

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