ROLLINGOUT.COM — Countless women in the entertainment industry call themselves media mavens, yet Leslie “Big Lez” Segar embodies the juju we seek. She exudes beauty, wit and...
OMAHA STAR — “Look, my mother has an amazing story from where she came, and she’s always been more of a forefront person. A lot of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want to say to all of the little brown babies all over the world, ‘Look at me and see you,’” the 48-year-old...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Boomerang’ is dynamic, solid good content. The stories we are illustrating are universal,” said Brittany Inge, who is also the creator of The...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In an unpredictable, disruptive media environment featuring new ways for consumers to receive video content over Wi-Fi, apps...
BET Founder Pushes Black Hiring, Launches New Network by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Robert L. Johnson keeps tabs on BET because,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Edition will be the subject of a BET miniseries. The network and Jesse Collins Entertainment announced Monday that they are producing...
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — BET is storming out of its corner with its first-ever rounds of professional boxing. The network, which...
Robert Lloyd, THE L.A. TIMES (The Los Angeles Times)—As a handsome period miniseries, “The Book of Negroes,” which premieres Monday on BET and continues through...
WASHINGTON (Rap-Up.com)—The stars gathered in the nation’s capital for BET Honors 2015, which was taped at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Jan. 24)....
NEW YORK (AP) — Someone other than Kanye West is confirming his visionary status. The superstar rapper will receive the Visionary Award next month at the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is prescribing time and vigilance to tackle problems as entrenched in American society as racism and bias. He also...
ELECTRONIC URBAN REPORT LOS ANGELES (EURWeb.com)—BET has made a list and checked it twice to gift viewers with an all new slate of programming for...
[NNPA News Wire Service] Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier Johnson first appeared on the cover of Black Enterprise magazine in May 1992,...
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) — Canadian rapper Drake was nominated Tuesday for 12 BET Awards, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year....
[Politico] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Republican Party may have featured women like Ann Romney and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in prime slots at its...
[Hollywood Reporter] Terrence Jenkins will slip into Ryan Seacrest‘s former slot as co-host of E! News. He will join Giuliana Rancic at the news desk, while his predecessor Ryan...