The landscape of television programming today is nothing like it was when the ”Cosby Show” ended in 1992, but that’s not stopping Bill Cosby from re-entering the television world. There are talks of a new comedy show being developed between Cosby and NBC to launch in the summer or fall of 2015, according to Deadline. SEE […]
Once upon a time, mainstream TV was whitewashed with just a teeny sprinkling of color. Now, one of the largest networks, the American Broadcasting Company, will begin next season with a primetime lineup that will look a lot more like the real America, including shows with black, Latin and Asian leads, reports the New York Daily News. “We wanted to […]
Think for a moment: How many interviews have you seen the President give to black journalists or black news organizations? Not many. Wednesday, the “NewsOne Now” panel began a discussion about the difficulty of covering the first black President for black publications. Panelist George Curry took the conversation further by saying that the Obama administration […]
Among blacks, there are mixed feelings about our image in popular media. The NewsOne team went to the heart of Harlem in New York City to find out what the average person on the street thinks about how blacks are portrayed in music, movies and on television. They offered comments on everything from The Real […]
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 knack for trivializing complicated sociopolitical issues affecting people of color, mostly by offering personal anecdotes to argue positions that could be easily debunked with data, such as when he peddled […]
Joe Morton, who plays Olivia Pope’s father on the ABC hit show “Scandal,” spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now on the reception he has gotten from the show’s fans. Considering his character’s villainous ways, it’s no wonder he might have been a little worried. “The responses I’ve been getting on Twitter have been just wonderful,” […]
Black people can’t seem to breathe in their own skin. Or, in the case of a Louisiana weather woman, their hair. [ione_newsletter_signup] Rhonda Lee, a meteorologist at KTBS 3-TV in Shreveport, La., was reportedly fired over responding to racist Facebook commenters insulting her natural hair, Richard Prince’s Journal-isms reports. SEE ALSO: Can Black Clergy Reframe […]
Long gone are the days when television characters were simply housewives and husbands. TV reflects the reality in which we live. As channels like HBO, Showtime, and AMC produce more edgy programming, more drug dealers and other criminals are cast as central characters. From the suburbs of California and New Mexico to the streets of […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
