BET is this country’s first African American owned cable network. And we were ready for it in the 80’s! It was awesome. But, like tons of networks out there, the $$$ dollar signs$$$ poured in even more after Viacom bought BET from the founder several years ago.
BET then became a whore of a network and was one of my inspirations for starting this blog against the ghetto mentality and hoochie mama life style that BET currently promotes very heavily.
Now, it’s time for BET to put up or shut up. The black viewer base is changing and we do not want to see more “booty videos”! The network suits better come up with new ways of ‘Black Entertainment Television’ actually being ‘Black Entertainment Television’ or we are going to see off-the-air static instead of shows.
Over 25 years after it’s founding BET is having trouble attracting an African American audience. Many have stopped watching the channel due to the lack of an actual news show and because of all the booty shaking videos. Click the link below to hear a great story about this done by NPR’s Neda Ulaby
During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — who has endorsed presumptive GOP nominee John McCain — joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman.
“That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he’s getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”
I have been posting tid bits of news and gossip about these two for months.
But they are pulling “hushed lips” and not really confirming anything. Of course, we don’t really need confirmation of their relationship.
The proof that they are some how still “together” is in the fact that we are still speculating and that we are still interested.
The love fest rolls on for Rihanna and Chris Brown, who spent Wednesday night taking in a Kanye West show at Spotlight Live, a Times Square restaurant and karaoke bar.
Brown draped his arm around Rihanna, 20, as the two danced, clapped and sang along to the short concert. As West left the stage, Rihanna leaned over and planted a big kiss on Brown.
But officially, they’re still playing coy….Brown and Rihanna have never publicly confirmed their relationship.
Earlier this month, Rihanna shared the most information yet when she told Elle Magazine that she and Brown had become “very close.”
The teen, whom CNN interviewed but is not identifying by her last name, is among dozens of young people who are turning to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to talk about sexual assault.
Officials are trying to find out if this video is real or fake. Either way, it’s upsetting.
