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>What else did you expect from OWN – The Oprah Winfrey Network?

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> Now we understand that some of you were disappointed by the programming that Oprah Winfrey revealed on her new OWN-the Oprah Winfrey Network cable channel following its debut on Saturday, January 1st. Yes we know, Oprah is the MOST powerful person, let alone African American Women in media today. And yes, besides her pal Gayle King, there aren’t any African Americans featured on her cable channel. But Oprah’s OWN, a collaboration with the Discovery Channel, is not targeted to African Americans like TV One, BET and Centric, but to a mainstream audience. Oprah Winfrey is genius to undertake this … Continue reading >What else did you expect from OWN – The Oprah Winfrey Network?

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>Oprah’s BFF Gayle King is Added to WURD Radio

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>Gayle King offers her unique perspective on an array of topics ranging from current events and cultural trends to politics and more. She brings listeners closer to their favorite celebrities and notable public figures with her revealing, compelling daily interviews. Her show will air on Monday – Friday from 10 a.m.- 12 noon on talk radio station 900 AM WURD in Philadelphia. In the following interview Gayle talks about her radio show and her relationship with Oprah in an AP interview at XM/Sirius satellite radio studios. The Gayle King Show is syndicated and distributed across the country by Westwood One. … Continue reading >Oprah’s BFF Gayle King is Added to WURD Radio

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>Oprah Going to The White House for Holiday TV Special

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> The talk show host Oprah Winfrey will tape a primetime Christmas special with President Obama and the First Lady later this week. The hour-long show is set to air at 10 p.m./ 9 p.m. CST on Sunday, Dec. 13. Oprah will usher in the the holidays at the White House, visiting the Obamas as they prepare for their family’s first Christmas there. “Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special,” will be a produced by Oprah’s Harpo Productions. It’s being billed as an “intimate, informative and entertaining hour-long special” that will include a one-on-one conversation with the president. … Continue reading >Oprah Going to The White House for Holiday TV Special

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>Is there a job for Oprah in the Obama Administration?

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> As Oprah announced the end of her syndicated TV talk show in 2011 on Friday she struggled not to cry but she said the move “feels right in my bones and … my spirit.” (Her show has been on the air for 25 years…really???) Oprah is widely expected to host a new talk show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is a joint venture with Discovery Communications projected to launch in 2011 and replace the Discovery Health Channel in 74 million homes. Although it is expected, would Oprah go behind the scenes with her TV network and take … Continue reading >Is there a job for Oprah in the Obama Administration?

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>Not Everyone Thinks "Precious" Deserves Oscar Consideration

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> Armond White calls it the ‘Con Job of the Year.’ This review of ‘Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire’ directed by Lee Daniels and starring Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Mo’Nique, and Paula Patton goes a little like this… SHAME ON TYLER PERRY and Oprah Winfrey for signing on as air-quote executive producers of Precious. After this post-hip-hop freak show wowed Sundance last January, it now slouches toward Oscar ratification thanks to its powerful friends. And ends like this… Worse than Precious itself was the ordeal of watching it with an audience full of patronizing white folk at the … Continue reading >Not Everyone Thinks "Precious" Deserves Oscar Consideration

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Catching Up with Jason Whitlock

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> You may remember Jason Whitlock of Foxsports.com and columnist for the Kansas City Star, as a guest on Oprah’s town hall hip-hop show (after the Don Imus’ nappy headed comment). He attacked the Hip Hop music industry and in particular Russell Simmons and Kevin Liles. Now he says Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have no credibility. Jason explains that comment among other things. He also gives an interesting perspective on writing for blogs versus writing for newspapers and how it’s important to keep blogs and mainstream media in check. http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/3217842/the_original_jason_whitlock.swf Continue reading Catching Up with Jason Whitlock

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>’Precious’ Star Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe Shines

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>The Lee Daniels’ film is generating Oscar buzz and is headed towards ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ status http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/player-dest.swf Oprah herself has given her recommendation (of course her and Tyler Perry produced it) but it seems everywhere you turn the movie has received glowing reviews. The Huffington Post warns that “Major spoilers ahead” are in their review. Read at your own risk if you haven’t seen the movie. – From Mark Blakenship Huffington Post I loved the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire because it told me two moving stories at once. The film’s first story is about Precious herself, … Continue reading >’Precious’ Star Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe Shines

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>Chris Brown talks to Angie Martinez on Hot 97

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> Chris Brown talks to Angie Martinez in his first radio interview since the Rihanna incident on New York’s Hot 97. In this segment Chris talks about the comments Oprah made about him. We now have evidence that Chris has retired the blue bowtie. Continue reading >Chris Brown talks to Angie Martinez on Hot 97