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BET founder mimics Va. gov candidate's speech

The billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television apologized Monday for pretending to stutter at a campaign event as she mimicked the Democratic candidate for governor.

BET co-founder sides with Republican for Va. gov

A billionaire co-founder of the Black Entertainment Television network who is also a key Democratic donor has endorsed Republican Bob McDonnell for Virginia governor.

Strong ratings for BET Awards and Jackson tribute

The BET Awards turned into an impromptu Michael Jackson tribute and preliminary ratings show that it will have the event's biggest audience ever.

BET Founder Takes on Obama, Race

The billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television says Barack Obama would not be a leading presidential candidate if he were white and that the Illinois senator's campaign has "a hair-trigger on anything racial."

Groups to Make Comedies Focused on Blacks

The founder of the Black Entertainment Television network and the founders of independent-film giant Miramax are forming a movie company to distribute family comedies centered on black characters.

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Is BET brainwashing our kids?
Source: The Grio

It doesn't matter if you've admitted to beating your girlfriend, or if you use every word other than "woman" to describe females. If you are rich and famous, you're suddenly sexy, cool and dateable. That's just the way things work for some teenagers (and some grown folks too).

D.C.'s social scene now mixes black and white
Source: msnbc.com

With a black first family in the White House and a diverse group of appointees and Cabinet nominees, the all-white dinner party feels all wrong.

D.C.'s social scene now mixes black and white
Source: msnbc.com

With a black first family in the White House and a diverse group of appointees and Cabinet nominees, the all-white dinner party feels all wrong.

A Network for Blacks With Sense of Mission
Source: The New York Times

Executives at the fast-growing TV One, in 42.2 million homes, are betting that there is a hunger among black viewers over 25 for programming aimed at them.

Calling Al Sharpton's Bluff
Source: EW.com

Old news, but goes to show what a hypocrite Al Sharpton is. WASHINGTON -- Al Sharpton dared Steven Pagones to "sue us." What happened next offers a lesson to anyone who lets their mouth write checks that their evidence can't cash.

The Racial Politics of Speaking Well
Source: The New York Times

Maybe it's time for a national therapy session on the word "articulate."

BlackintheCity.net - black news and entertainment-Establishing Urban Trust in the city of DC
Source: blackinthecity.net

Bob Johnson, Founder of Black Entertainment Television(BET), is at the helm of another great business venture, Urban Trust Bank.

BET opted out of King funeral coverage
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Black Entertainment Television declined to carry live coverage of the Coretta Scott King funeral on its cable channel, opting for music video programming instead. BET placed live funeral coverage on a Web stream.

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