It was announced Monday morning that television journalist Tamron Hall will be joining the “Today” show’s third hour, making her the first black woman to…
MSNBC is getting it all right. According to a press announcement, the cable news network will add a new woman of color to their programming…
NEW YORK (AP) — An MSNBC host apologized to Mitt Romney‘s family Tuesday after she and guests on her show joked about a Christmas picture that showed the 2012 Republican presidential candidate’s adopted, African-American grandson. Melissa Harris-Perry said her intention was to celebrate diversity, but the segment took an unexpected and offensive turn when she […]
Martin Bashir may be history at MSNBC, but Joy-Ann Reid could very well be the network’s future, according to two polls on the Internet. Reid, an MSNBC contributor who serves as managing editor of TheGrio.com, is the front-runner to take over Bashir’s 4 p.m. time slot as she holds a lead over Ronan Farrow by […]
Martin Bashir, left his MSNBC show after railing against Sarah Palin for her ignorant comment that compared the national debt to slavery. Check out what…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin‘s political action committee has asked NBC News whether commentator Martin Bashir will be disciplined for comments about the former Alaska governor that the PAC called appalling. Bashir apologized Monday for suggesting that Palin be punished for a remark she made about slavery by having someone defecate in her mouth. […]
Dr. Cornell West is lashing out at both MSNBC and Reverend Al Sharpton. West called MSNBC the Rent-a-Negro network. And he said that Reverend Al is on the Obama plantation. And, of course, all this was said on his homeboy Tavis Smiley’s radio show. Tavis and Cornell have become the old men up in the […]
Is anyone black enough for Cornel West? Not only is West criticizing President Barack Obama at every turn, but now, for reasons that are unclear, West has taken aim at MSNBC, calling it a “Rent-A-Negro” network and then criticizing Rev. Al Sharpton for being on the “Obama plantation.” “I think that it’s been decrepit though, […]
Prince has come a long way since recording “Purple Rain,” “Darling Nikki,” and “Little Red Corvette” and the free-spirited, purple-clad musician is a master at re-inventing himself. Today, Prince is expanding his brilliant portfolio by recording music for cable news television — specifically an exclusive theme song for MSNBC’s Tamron Hall. Hall stands alone: No […]
MSNBC is making some changes in it’s daytime lineup. Actually, it’s taking advantage of the fact that host Dylan Rattigan is leaving and has decided to try something new. It’s replacing Rattigan with “The Cycle.” Journalist and outspoken pop culture commentator Touré will be one of the hosts. Besides Touré, the program will feature conservative […]
My friend Chris Matthews from MSNBC is in trouble for saying that he forgot President Obama was black. What he was saying, consciously or not, was that when the president does everything right, he’s perceived to be white, and when things go wrong, people remember that he’s black. I think Chris got caught up. Remember, […]
This is it! For days, we’ve been preparing for this national town meeting, “Obama’s America: 2010 and Beyond,” co-hosted by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and me – and now, the time has come. I’m about to take the stage at historically black Texas Southern University to discuss before a live audience of about 10,000 the idea […]
