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Are You Ready For The 'Best Funeral Ever' Reality TV Show?

  • By Sergio
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  • January 4, 2013 9:03 AM
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I don't know about you, but I'm getting the queasy feeling that this new TLC reality show is going to be all kinds of ratchet.

Martin Lawrence Pairing Up w/ Kelsey Grammer For 'Odd Couple'-Like Comedy Series

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 3, 2013 6:14 PM
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Interesting pairing. Both are apparently free since Kelsey Grammer's Starz drama Boss was canceled last fall after 2 seasons, and Martin Lawrence's CBS pilot wasn't picked up. But if anyone had told me they'd be getting together to star in a comedy series together, I might have rejected the idea.

Watch Stacey Muhammad's 'REDEMPTION, For Colored Boys' Season 1, Episode 1

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 3, 2013 2:46 PM
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It was in March of last year that we featured the trailer for Stacey Muhammad's REDEMPTION, For Colored Boys, which, as Stacey notes, is the first in a series that address the lives and experiences of black men, broadly speaking.

TV One Announces Changes to 1st Quarter 2013 Primetime Lineup; New Premiere Dates

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 3, 2013 11:53 AM
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Some shifting of dates and times... All the details via press release from TV One, below...

Sonequa Martin-Green ('The Walking Dead') Joins 'Once Upon A Time' Cast In Mysterious Role

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 2, 2013 11:24 AM
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She just joined the cast of AMC’s The Walking Dead, a character name Sasha, and now actress Sonequa Martin-Green has also joined the cast of ABC’s fantasy hit series, Once Upon a Time, playing a character named Tamara.

'Roll Out' - Another TV Show Time Has Forgotten (And Maybe For Good Reason)

  • By Sergio
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  • January 1, 2013 9:01 PM
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So if I told you that, once upon a time, there was a weekly TV series about the brave exploits of black U.S. soldiers in Europe during World War II you would probably say, "Yeah, sure" or "Never in my lifetime."

Robin Roberts Returning To 'Good Morning America' In Mid-2013

  • By Sergio
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  • December 30, 2012 5:33 PM
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Since going on leave in late August for treatment of a rare blood disease, which included a bone marrow transplant, many have been wondering when would Good Morning America's popular co-host Robin Roberts would be returning to the show.

Is T.J. Holmes Moving To MSNBC?

  • By Sergio
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  • December 29, 2012 1:25 PM
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  • 30 Comments
Not exactly yes. Not exactly no either. But more like... well, sorta.

The Year in Black Television

  • By Curtis Caesar John
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  • December 28, 2012 1:48 PM
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Creatively, 2012 wasn’t even close for being the best of years for Black television, but there were some significant happenings including Andre Braugher’s short return to primetime television and the loss of some recent great characters and show like Leverage. 

Watch Hill Harper Tackle 'The Issues' In New Web Series 'Epiphany'

  • By Sergio
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  • December 28, 2012 10:45 AM
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I know that there are a few people who like to give actor Hill Harper the "side eye" (as I believe it's called), or think that he's corny. But you definitely cannot deny that he's a seriously committted guy who wants to effect positive change in society.

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