Black Entertainment Television

Black TV goes online

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Black producers are launching their shows on websites, backed by Hollywood stars like Will Smith and Denzel Washington.

Stimulus package debate

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Patriotism

August 15, 2013Global Politics

Deepak Chopra on humor and spirituality

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on Poverty in 2012

August 15, 2013

Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on ‘The Poverty Tour’

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

This week, PBS will air the first of five episodes of “The Poverty Tour.” Dr. Cornel West, professor at Princeton University, and Tavis Smiley, who also hosts his own show on PBS, talk about what they saw on The Poverty Tour.

College Week: Are Historically Black Colleges Still a Good Bet?

August 14, 2013

It’s college acceptance letter season, and all this week, we’re talking about college-related issues. Up until the 1960s, historically black colleges were the primary higher learning institutions available to African-Americans. Some of the most famous black people in the U.S., from Oprah Winfrey to Spike Lee, have attended them and went on to achieve great […]

Sean Johnson

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

Faith talks to Sean Johnson, an executive producer at BET J, a sister network to Black Entertainment Television, about the network’s television portrayals of modern gay and lesbian life.