One Month Is Not Enough

(RE: “VH1 Celebrates African-Americans With 'Black to Future,’ ” Multichannel.com, Feb. 25) VH1’s four-episode 'celebration’ of black history is an interesting contrast to its daily denigration of black people through its various Flavor(s) of Love shows and their extensions (I Love Money, Charm School, etc).

I appreciate that any network is paying attention to Black History, but VH1 is simultaneously creating and destroying the cultural heritage of Black people in entertainment. I expect them to begin re-running Amos 'N’ Andy soon, with commentary by prominent hip-hop artists (and a few gel-haired white boys, of course).

Robert Gordon, Cleveland

A 'Storm Story’ Left Untold

(RE: “Storm Stories Twists Into Weather Channel’s Tornado Week,” Feb. 25) How delightful that The Weather Channel can provide us such morbid insight into this tragedy. What’s next, action cam of traffic accidents or crime scenes? Perhaps a little insight into the response time of the Weather Bureau … would be enlightening — for starters, how they completely missed the Millard, Neb., tornadoes the weekend before the little Sioux disaster.

An interview with these folks on their below normal reaction time for little Sioux would be also informative. Would four boys have survived if they had been given better warning? We just will never know, but The Weather Channel doesn’t even ask the question.

Bob Finkenbiner, Willard, Neb.

Please Don’t Cap High-Def Content

(RE: “Q&A with Cisco’s Dave Clark,” Feb. 25) I hope Dave Clark is correct about a push for more 1080p HD and 1080p at 60fps. I have a VUDU Box and never even come close to reaching the Comcast bandwidth limit. And I rent tons of HD movies and HDX movies a month. As far as getting HD content over a broadband line, I think Vudu is currently leading the pack. I hope broadband providers don’t kill HD over the net with their caps though.

Trent McDonald, Salt Lake City, Utah