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Aspire Receives Minority Business Certification

African-American Channel To Assist Companies In Meeting Diversity Supplier Goals
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 20 2012 - 5:51pm
African-American Channel To Assist Companies In Meeting Diversity Supplier Goals

Upstart cable network Aspire announced Thursday that it has received the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification by the diversity business-themed National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.

As a certified MBE, Aspire will assist major corporations and businesses in meeting annual diversity supplier goals through commercial advertising, integrated marketing and content production related spends with the network, the network said. The Magic Johnson-owned Aspire is the only national cable network to receive certification, according to network officials.

BET To Honor Halle Berry, T.D. Jakes, Chaka Kahn

`BET Honors’ To Also Recognize Clarence Avant, Lisa Leslie
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 20 2012 - 5:16pm
`BET Honors’ To Also Recognize Clarence Avant, Lisa Leslie

BET will spotlight actress Halle berry, R&B singer Chaka Kahn and humanitarian T.D. Jakes as part of its annual BET Honors special which will air in February, the network announced Thursday.

Music executive Clarence Avant, and WNBA star and Olympic Gold medal winner Lisa Leslie will also be honored during the show, which celebrates distinguished African Americans performing at exceptional levels in the areas of music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. 

T Howard To Honor A+E, BET's Lee, Time Warner's Witmer

Fundraising Dinner Set For March 20
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 18 2012 - 2:04pm
Fundraising Dinner Set For March 20

The T Howard Foundation will honor A+E Networks, BET chairman and CEO Debra Lee, and Time Warner Cable executive Melinda Witmer as part of its 20th Annual Diversity Awards dinner in March, the diversity organization announced Tuesday.

Riding Obama Wave Into A Second Term

News, Satire Shows Hope To Sustain Post-Election Interest
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 19 2012 - 7:54pm
News, Satire Shows Hope To Sustain Post-Election Interest

Strong African-American voter turnout is credited with helping re-elect President Obama, and African-American targeted public affairs and political satire shows on cable played an important role in keeping black voters engaged and excited about re-electing the country’s first black president.

NAMIC Accepting Entries For 2013 Vision Awards

Diversity-Themed Awards To Honor Content In 21 Categories
By: R Thomas Umstead Dec 19 2012 - 1:10pm
Diversity-Themed Awards To Honor Content In 21 Categories

 The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) is now accepting entries for the 2013 NAMIC Vision Awards, which honors diversity in television and on digital platforms.

Lifetime, HBO Lead NAACP Image Awards Noms

‘Steel Magnolias’ Tops Cable Show Nominations
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 12 2012 - 1:58pm
‘Steel Magnolias’ Tops Cable Show Nominations

Lifetime and HBO garnered the most 2013 NAACP Image Awards nominations for cable networks, the civil rights organization announced Tuesday.

Both HBO and Lifetime earned 10 nods among cable nets in the television category, with The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and TV One generating six and five nominations respectively. Broadcast networks ABC lead the nominees in the TV categories with 20 and 12 nominations respectively.

Marquez KOs Pacquiao in PPV Boxing Stunner

Rivals' Fourth Encounter Ends in Sixth-Round Shocker
By: R Thomas Umstead Dec 9 2012 - 3:15am
Rivals' Fourth Encounter Ends in Sixth-Round Shocker

It took him four fights, but Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday finally beat Manny Pacquiao in convincing fashion.

In stunning fashion, Marquez knocked Pacquiao out cold in the sixth round of their pay-per-view welterweight boxing match, and in doing so may have ended the career of the former PPV pound-for-pound champion.

CNN Sets New 'Black In America' Documentary

'Who Is Black In America?' to Debut Dec. 9
By: R. Thomas Umstead Dec 4 2012 - 1:46pm
'Who Is Black In America?' to Debut Dec. 9

The issue of racial identity within the African-American community will be the focus of a Dec. 9 CNN Black In America documentary, according to network officials. 

Hosted by Soledad O’Brien, Who is Black in America? -- the fifth installment of CNN”s Black In America documentary franchise -- will examine how much race and identity are personal choices versus reflections of what society thinks and believes. 

BET Announces Premiere Dates For 'Husbands,' 'Wayans'

Scripted Comedy Series To Air In January
By: R. Thomas Umstead Nov 28 2012 - 6:27pm
Scripted Comedy Series To Air In January

BET Wednesday announced January debut dates for its two newest scripted comedy series Real Husbands Of Hollywood and Second Generation Wayans.

'Soul Train Awards '12' Draws 3.4 Million Viewers

`Apollo Live!' Preview Episode Draws 2.8 Million Watchers
By: R. Thomas Umstead Nov 26 2012 - 6:33pm
`Apollo Live!' Preview Episode Draws 2.8 Million Watchers

BET’s The Soul Train Awards ‘12 special drew 3.4 million viewers, according to network officials.

The audience for the annual music awards show was down from the 3.7 million watchers that tuned into the special on BET in 2011, but the show posted triple digit timeslot gains on the network compared to the season-to-date average prior to its premiere, according to the network.

The show, which was also simulcast on Centric, featured such performers as New Edition, 2 Chainz, Stevie Wonder, and John Legend.

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