Courtesy of The Root
Over the years, BET has faced a generous amount of criticism for not having enough uplifting and informative programming. Only recently, network co-founder Sheila Johnson said that it had “squandered” an outlet that “really could have been the voice of black America,” and that black people are losing their voice as a result. But how much do black Americans really care about having a voice?
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That’s a question being posed on more than one level by BET as the network faces disappointing ratings for its late-night vehicle for news veteran T.J. Holmes and it unveils a two-part news documentary about how black people will sound off at the polls in the upcoming presidential election. The latter show, titled “Second Coming? Will Black America Decide 2012?,” examines the issues that black voters are grappling with as Nov. 6 approaches.
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