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Angel Stephenson — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:59:36 GMT

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Traces of the Trade

Terry Glover — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:49:36 GMT

A PBS documentary flips the script as white descendants of slave traders confront their past. In TV

Top 10 TV Moments of 2007

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:06:02 GMT

We didn’t quite reach that milestone in 2007 but it wasn’t, by any means, an uneventful year. Here’s my countdown of the most eventful moments. In Entertainment

Time Out Continued...

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:04:11 GMT

2008 02 21 Time Out the 25 most important films on race? In the Heat of the Night (1967) TIME Heat was a substantial popular and critical hit, a true Zeitgeist movie. And it won the Best Picture Oscar,

Time Out

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:02:58 GMT

Time magazine published a list of 25 of the most important films on race. Our film guy is not amused. In Movies

The Wire: An Odyssey's End Begins

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:58:55 GMT

The most talked about show on television just entered it's final season. Let the games begin. In TV

The Other White Meat

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:57:52 GMT

The color-blind casting of Blair Underwood is great, but must his romantic hook-ups always cross over? In Television

The Interview: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:56:31 GMT

Sergio Mims talks to the Redbelt star about Shakespeare, great directors and really great scripts. In Movies

The Black List: Vol. 1

Terry Glover — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:49:49 GMT

Elvis Mitchell and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders made a film in celebration of the accomplishments of Black people. That is an accomplishment in itself. In Entertainment

The Big Give

Angel Stephenson — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:51:31 GMT

2008 03 03 The Big Give how do i love oprah? let me count the ways By Terry Glover oprah copy here entertainment

The Assassination of Jesse James

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:51:22 GMT

The Western is back in the saddle. Sergio Mims sizes up The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. In Movies

The Africa Channel

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:55:32 GMT

The Africa you don't know has beaches and golf courses and seafood and life beyond famine and war. Fifty-three countries. Endless Tivo opportunities. In Entertainment

Selling Joe Louis

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:48:01 GMT

Boxer Joe Louis was a hero who was never aknowledged for his groundbreaking athletic feats. A new HBO documentary about him could set the record straight. In TV

Rose Rollins: The L Girl

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:47:17 GMT

The newest cast member of cable's sexiest show just might build a fan base of her own. In TV

One View of Michelle Obama

Terry Glover — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:36:19 GMT

Michelle Obama's hosting stint on The View aced the First Spouse litmus test. Can we get a fist pound on that? In TV

On the Real: Can Reality Television Be a Good Thing?

Brandi Davis — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:04:09 GMT

2008 09 25 On the Real Can Reality Television Be a Good Thing? By Ronda Racha Penrice Hate or hate it, reality television isn’t going anywhere. It’s become so ingrained in the television landscape that it even garners Emmy

Nothing Common About Common

Brandi Davis — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:42:46 GMT

The rapper turned actor talks music, Serena and "Wanted." In Entertainment

Negro Law on Babies

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:45:09 GMT

Will there be consequences to celebrities adopting African babies? The Assimilated Negro weighs in. In Entertainment

Making The Band

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:42:16 GMT

With so much effort behind the scenes, shouldn't the music be better? In TV

Kerry Washington: Actor, Activist

Terry Glover — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:02:33 GMT

Kerry Washington gets down to business about politics, free speech and her big Hollywood fun. Sergio Mims says don't hate him. In Entertainment

Information, Please.

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:40:35 GMT

In its current state, PBS represents a public mission gone awry. Is it too late to change its meandering course? In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 59

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:38:12 GMT

Slaughter or redemption? Drawing comparisons from dramas, large and small. In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 57

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:37:38 GMT

Warrantless wiretapping got McNulty and Lester the money to do what they needed to do. What price have you paid for your government doing the same? In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 56: The Dickensian Aspect

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:37:04 GMT

The Apathetics are the homeless, the shiftless, the weak. Or are they really the powerbrokers who prefer not to get involved? In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 55: Antagonists

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:36:11 GMT

Just in time for Black History Month, D'Angelo Starnes sums up the "A" word, and more life (street) lessons from The Wire. In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 54

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:35:12 GMT

The line between corruption and innocence can be stretched to the breaking point, especially heartbreaking when the break hits young. In Entertainment

Hot Wire: Episode 53

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:34:32 GMT

This week on The Wire: Do not mistake a cover-up for a fix. In Television

Hot Wire: C'est La Vie Y Adios

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:33:45 GMT

The end of a series marks the end of one reality on tv. It will be missed. In TV

Hot Wire: Backtracking

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:32:22 GMT

Reflections on Ralph Ellison, Bubs and Crock Pot TV. Episode 52 of The Wire. In Television

Hot Stuff! The Food Network

Terry Glover — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:27:27 GMT

Two new shows are kicking it up a notch on America's premiere cable channel. In TV

Hot Wire: Episode 58

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:31:44 GMT

In this campaign season, a reflection on the similarities between Omar (RIP) and third-party wild card, Ralph Nader. In TV

Hip-Hop Family Values

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:30:55 GMT

“This ain’t the Huxtables but we livin’ comfortable,” rhymes Snoop in his theme song for his E reality show, Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood. In Movies & TV

High Frequency

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:29:55 GMT

Talk to Me director Kasi Lemmons on working with Don Cheadle and doing justice to the story of Petey Greene. In Entertainment

Hail To The Chief

Brandi Davis — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:17:37 GMT

Barack Obama's meteoric rise can be explained by one simple phenomenon: Central Casting. In TV

Global Positioning

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:28:00 GMT

Foreign actors are getting noticed in Hollywood; mostly by the African-American actors they're competing against. In Entertainment

Fan Mail: Ebonyjet Readers on The Wire

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:25:14 GMT

Fans of the show have their own take. In TV

Elvis Mitchell on The Black List

Terry Glover — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:26:42 GMT

In Entertainment

Domestic Bliss?

lenora blackamore — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:56:57 GMT

Bravo TV's Real Housewives is a bonafide hit. Will the same drama play well in Atlanta? In Entertainment

Damon Dash: More than Hip Hop?

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:22:55 GMT

The music mogul says he's over hip hop and moving on to bigger things. What could be bigger than hip hop? In Entertainment

Cultural Shorthand

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:20:26 GMT

When it comes to telegraphing a cultural identity, image is everything. Are we sending mixed signals? In Movies

CNN's Black In America: The Black Woman and Family

lenora blackamore — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:19 GMT

Did you watch this segment? Did it accomplish what it set out to do? Weigh in!

CNN's Black in America: The Black Man

lenora blackamore — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:30:40 GMT

A good start, but what about voices outside the mainstream? In TV

Chocolate News

Brandi Davis — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:12:11 GMT

Comedy Central is banking on David Alan Grier to be the new Chappelle. Here's three reasons why he might fail. In TV

Catching Up with… Ted Lange

Terry Glover — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:07:42 GMT

It’s OK with Ted Lange if you see him and yell “Isaac. ” From his point of view, how many people get to be known for their work like that? In Entertainment

Call of the Wild

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:17:58 GMT

A Confession is only repentant the first time around. The saga of Karrine Steffans and The Vixen Diaries. In Entertainment

Black Men Revealed

Terry Glover — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:07:41 GMT

Finally! A venue for brothers to get real: Brothers Doug and Ryan Stewart lay it out. In TV

Black Magic

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:16:38 GMT

ESPN documentary spotlights college greats. In TV & Movies

Between Genius and Tragedy

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:15:49 GMT

PBS masters the gifts and contradictions of the tumultous life of Marvin Gaye. In TV

Bernie Mac

Brandi Davis — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:46:01 GMT

A moment please, America, for Mr. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough. In Television

Barbara Walters: Clean-Up Woman

lenora blackamore — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:08:41 GMT

Ronda Racha Penrice finds the timing of Ba-Ba's confession a little suspect. In TV

Anthony Mackie

Terry Glover — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:57:16 GMT

The Mac daddy of "She Hate Me" on his roles playing Tupac Shakur, Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens and New Orleans jazz great Buddy Bolden. In Entertainment

An American Master: Zora Neale Hurston

Angel Stephenson — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:13:56 GMT

A fresh look at the writer, folklorist and grassroots anthropoligist who packed her small town Southern culture for the trip north to Harlem. In TV

America The Beautiful

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:35:22 GMT

Darryl Roberts wanted to make a documentary slamming the beauty industry. He ended up with a lot more than he expected. In Movies

A Sticky Proposition

Terry Glover — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:05:34 GMT

Chef Jeff uses the Food Network to do good. Can a drama-free reality show with no elimination rounds rise in the ratings ? In TV

A Raisin In The Sun

lenora blackamore — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:50 GMT

Lorraine Hansberry's tale of a working-class family came to television. Did it's high-def message suffer? In TV