Expect some changes over at GMC TV (formerly the Gospel Music Channel) this year starting with its name change to “UP” – as in “Uplifting Entertainment” this fall. The network, which is now seen in 61.3 million households, has announced that a new on-air image, cross-channel spots, and a multi-platform marketing campaign will officially launch […]
If you’re staying indoors this weekend, be sure to catch GMC TV’s encore presentation of this year’s Stellar Awards for the riveting performances just in case you missed it live back in January. With all-star music tributes and the awards celebrating gospel music’s biggest night, you can relive it all as if you were right […]
Set those DVRs right now to make sure you don’t miss tonight’s live broadcast of the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards with host Steve Harvey as the organization honors the best & brightest in all facets of Black arts, literature, recording and entertainment. The big show begins tomorrow night on NBC at 8PM EST and […]
Grab your friends and family to ring in the New Year with a special marathon of TV One’s hit original series “Love That Girl” coming New Year’s Day at 11am EST.
Before there was Basketball Wives, Love In Hip-Hop, Flavor of Love and the rest of those reality TV joints, we had shows like Living Single,…
American Public Television, a leading distributor of programming to the nation’s public television system, will release “The Best of Soul Train” for fundraising on public television stations beginning March 1, 2012. With the recent death of the series’ executive producer, Don Cornelius, “The Best of Soul Train” provides a unique tribute to the visionary who […]
A woman who believes “luck is preparation meeting opportunity,” Oprah Gail Winfrey has continuously shattered gender and racial barriers in America. Winfrey is the most successful talk show host in American TV history — male or female, Black or white — and the first female African-American billionaire. As one of the most influential women in […]
Last week we opened the voting for our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition. Yesterday voting closed for round 1 and we’re down from 64 shows to 32. Based on the seeding of the editorial team we didn’t see any upset loses although we were surprised to see the short-lived 90’s sitcom “Thea” beat out the […]
Nichelle Nichols made television history as the first African-American woman to play a role in a series in “Star Trek” as Lt. Uhura. She reprised her role in “Star Trek: The Animated Series” and the first six Star Trek movies. It was a moment that couldn’t have been scripted any better. Actress Nichelle Nichols, who […]
