It seems like not long ago, we were making great strides on television. Remember, The Cosby Show? I use to love the feeling of Thursday nights. It felt like that was OUR night to shine on TV. Back then, we had a couple of all-Black shows on a major network and then they (the networks) gave everybody a show. Those days were short lived, though.
Today, if I want to see more than one Black face in a show, I have (more…)
Watch & Learn - Nikki Giovanni’s “We are Virginia Tech”
Some family members and friends of the victims killed at Virginia Tech University in April were appalled at the way the media handled the incident. I don’t blame them. The campus massacre that left 33 students and faculty dead was the most horrendous news to come out of the nation since 9/11. I got that. (more…)
Watch & Learn - “It ain’t easy being beautiful!”
I was at a social gathering recently when the topic between four of us women turned to reality TV. As an Entertainment writer and self-professed junkie of at least two shows, my ears perked up a little more. The conversation volleyed such shows as “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” and without a doubt, “American Idol.” Why do we envelope ourselves in these shows? we asked each other. Then the sister just to my left came out with it. (more…)