Mary J. Blige warned the audience at the Clive Davis Gala that she was not in a good place. “I look happy, somewhat, but I’m going through some horrible stuff right now,” said Blige, who was about to perform in tribute to Saturday night’s honoree, BET Networks President Debra Lee. “It’s called a […]
2/10/17- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Roslyn Artis, the President of Florida Memorial University. The two talk about the BET series The Quad and the similarities between the show and real-life at an HBCU. She also discusses her meeting with Donald Trump this month. “The job is pretty respected. We all deal with […]
Ruben Santiago-Hudson plays the band Director on BET’s new hit series The Quad, the story of life at a Historically Black University and how it effects everyone from the students to the first female President Dr. Eva Fletcher (played by Anika Noni Rose). The Tony award winner talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about […]
Director Kevin Hooks (Prison Break, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) makes his return to the small-screen in the six hour BET miniseries, Madiba, the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela (Laurence Fisburne). Hooks talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the historical importance of Mandela’s story and being the first African American to tell his story. “It […]
Most known for his films Trois, Stomp The Yard and The Gospel Director and Producer Rob Hardy returns to the small screen in the new BET series The Quad, starring Anika Noni Rose. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the scripted series and how Stomp The Yard was the foundation for the new show. […]
Hoping they can strike gold again, like they just did with New Edition, BET is readying another biopic … on rapper Nas called “Street Dreams. ” And if it works out, look for it to become a new drama series. Nas’ story of growing up New York in the 90s will be told in “Street […]
Anika Noni Rose stars in BET’s new scripted series, The Quad, the story of Georgia A&M’s new President, Dr. Eva Fletcher. The Ivy League graduate finds herself in unwanted territory at the Historically Black College while she tries to keep her daughter in check and deal with a scandal that has followed her to […]
Orlando Jones stars in The Book of Love, the story of a man who forms an unlikely friendship with a teenage girl. The actor, comedian and producer talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his two new films and the importance of comedians going outside of the USA to perform, namely Africa. “It’s a […]
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Fans can finally relax: The show will return on January 10.
Nicki Minaj’s documentary chronicling her 2015 Pinkprint tour has an airdate. “The Pinkprint Tour: Nicki Minaj Live in Brooklyn” will air at 10 p.m. EST Dec. 31 on BET, the network revealed. Cameras follow the rapper as she performs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in July 2015. After Minaj shared news of the movie in a […]
BET has announced that its Nelson Mandela movie event “Madiba, a three-part saga, that will air February 1st, 8th and 15, 2017. The project will be the cornerstone of BET’s Black History Month programming. Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated actor, playwright, director, and producer Laurence Fishburne stars as Nelson Mandela. Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist […]
