Showing 1 - 15 of 60 articles tagged "BET"

• Posted Wednesday 4/24/19 at 2:56AM EDT

  Being Mary Jane exits a TV landscape that has changed thanks in part to its existence

  "Generally speaking, series that center the professional and personal lives of women of color are more plentiful, and presented with...

• Posted Thursday 4/18/19 at 10:35PM EDT

  BET is reviving gospel music reality competition Sunday Best

  Sunday Best originally aired from 2007 to 2015.

• Posted Tuesday 4/16/19 at 1:32PM EDT

  BET's Copwatch America docuseries will examine police brutality

  BET describes the 10-episode docuseries as a "a high-stakes and controversial dive into the men and women who are on...

• Posted Monday 4/15/19 at 1:07PM EDT

  BET orders Lena Waithe's Twenties comedy

  Waithe wrote Twenties in her early 20s and sold it to TBS, which passed after filming a pilot.

• Posted Thursday 4/11/19 at 4:49AM EDT

  BET to air Nipsey Hussle's memorial service live on Thursday

  Thousands are expected to attend the late rapper's memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center at 10 a.

• Posted Tuesday 4/02/19 at 12:16PM EDT

  BET renews Boomerang and American Soul

  The Lena Waithe- and Halle Berry-produced Boomerang and the drama series based on Soul Train impresario Don Cornelius will each...

• Posted Wednesday 3/27/19 at 8:47AM EDT

  Dwayne Johnson criticized by white fans for promoting his BET Finding Justice docuseries

  Ebony reports that Johnson's six-part docuseries premiering earlier this month that tackles injustices against black communities has proven polarizing for...

• Posted Saturday 3/09/19 at 5:07AM EST

  BET's Finding Justice examines how activism creates change

  The six-episode docuseries from Dwayne Johnson, premiering Sunday, delves into racial injustice in America.

• Posted Friday 3/01/19 at 11:32PM EST

  Check out Wayne Brady as Little Richard on American Soul

  The Let's Make a Deal host plays the iconic singer and musician on next week's episode of BET's drama series...

• Posted Tuesday 2/12/19 at 11:24PM EST

  BET's Boomerang is a sharp and witty take on millennial gender politics

  Lena Waithe's TV sequel to Eddie Murphy's 1992 film -- made in collaboration with original Boomerang star Halle Berry and...

• Posted Monday 2/11/19 at 9:32PM EST

  BET apologizes to Nicki Minaj after Twitter diss prompted her to drop out of BET Awards

  A tweet celebrating Cardi B's accomplishment as the first solo female rap artist to win the Grammy for best rap...

• Posted Monday 2/11/19 at 9:32PM EST

  Halle Berry: "You might see me" on BET's Boomerang

  “You might see me at some point.

• Posted Friday 2/08/19 at 1:05AM EST

  Why Lena Waithe wanted to do a millennial-themed reboot of Boomerang

  Waithe thought the 1992 Eddie Murphy film would be a great jumping off point for a TV series in 2019.

• Posted Thursday 1/24/19 at 2:02PM EST

  BET's American Soul teaser features Soul Train's Don Cornelius with Gladys Knight

  In the clip, Sinqua Walls' Cornelius offers his vision of his new show Soul Train to Kelly Rowland's the Empress...

• Posted Friday 12/21/18 at 1:58PM EST

  BET's American Soul enlists Bobby Brown as an actor, finds its Diana Ross and Ike & Tina Turner

  Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams will play Diana Ross on the Soul Train-based TV series, while Brown will portray soul singer...