Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is a cable television network targeted towards the African-American demographic. The network is essentially the urban equivalent of MTV, as most of its programming comprises of hip hop and R&B music videos and related programs. Black Entertainment Television - Format. BET was founded by Robert L. Johnson in January of 1980. Johnson was also the chairman and chief executive officer of BET until handing over the title of CEO to Debra Lee. In 2001, BET was ...

Including:

• Black Entertainment Television - Format
• Black Entertainment Television - Criticism
• Black Entertainment Television - Popular Original BET Shows

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Many critics, from Public Enemy rapper Chuck D [1], to journalist George Curry [2], to students at University of Maryland, College Park and Howard University [3], to writer Keith Boykin [4], to cartoonist Aaron McGruder of The Boondocks, have protested BET's programming and actions. One of the most commonly-heard criticisms is the fact that the network is almost solely based upon music entertainment, hip hop music in particular, and does not focus on the public affairs of the black community. This is a problem that has been made worse ...

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Black Entertainment Television, Black Entertainment Television - Format, Black Entertainment Television - Criticism, Black Entertainment Television - Popular Original BET Shows

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Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply WashingtonIncluding:

• Washington D.C. - History
• Washington D.C. - Geography and climate
• Washington D.C. - Geography
• Washington D.C. - Climate
• Washington D.C. - People and culture
• Washington D.C. - Demographics
• Washington D.C. - Housing
• Washington D.C. - Crime
• Washington D.C. - Landmarks and museums
• Washington D.C. - Media
• Washington D.C. - Performing arts
• Washington D.C. - Sports
• Washington D.C. - Economy
• Washington D.C. - Infrastructure
• Washington D.C. - Government
• Washington D.C. - Education
• Washington D.C. - Transportation
• Washington D.C. - Sister cities

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Viacom is a "high-growth" media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable / satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks; acquisition of the latter currently pending). Tom Freston is the President and Chief Executive Officer; Sumner Redstone is the Chairman and, through National Amusements, majority shareholder of Viacom. Viacom - History. In March 200 ...

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• Viacom - History
• Viacom - Corporate governance
• Viacom - Assets
• Viacom - Footnote

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The Chilean coup d'état of September 11, 1973 was a watershed event in the history of Chile and the Cold War. Historians and partisans alike have wrangled over its implications ever since. In Chile's 1970 presidential election, in accordance with the constitution, Congress resolved the 3-way split — between Salvador Allende (with 36.3% of the vote), conservative (and former president) Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (35.8%), and the Christian Democrat Radomiro Tomic (27.9%) — by voting to approve Allende's narrow plurality. Va ...

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• Chilean coup of 1973 - Situation before the coup
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Allende becomes president
• Chilean coup of 1973 - The Allende years
• Chilean coup of 1973 - The Chamber of Deputies calls on the military
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Allende responds
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Military coup of 1973
• Chilean coup of 1973 - U.S. role in 1973 coup
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Debate about the coup
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Articles about Allende/Pinochet coup d'état in Chile
• Chilean coup of 1973 - Songs

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BET can refer to: Black Entertainment Television, a U.S.cable television station targeted to an African-American demographic. Black Home, a U.K.website station targeted to an African-American demographic. A gas adsorption model named after physicists Brunauer, Emmett and Teller used to calculate the surface area of a particle. Category: Ambiguous three-letter acronyms Other related archives

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Evander Holyfield debuted as a professional boxer with a nationally televised win in six rounds over Lionel Byarm at the Madison Square Garden, November 15, 1984. He immediately began stepping up in class, as he began 1985 with a win over Eric Winbush, a fighter who had beaten former world Light Heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad two years before. He had six more wins that year, including victories against Tyrone Booze and ...

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Evander Holyfield, Evander Holyfield - Career, Evander Holyfield - Trivia

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On October 3, 2005 the St. Louis native J-Nicks replaced Mad Linx. It also used to be hosted by Namugenyi Kiwanuka. Occasionally, a guest who is a Hip-hop artist will host Rap City on occasional episodes. As of today, Rap City is now a one hour tv music video block. The show features more music videos of underground and canadian hip-hop artists as opposed to video show block counterpart, MuchVibe. The show will also air vi ...

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Rap City, Rap City - Rap City today, Rap City - Related Media

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Sanaa Lathan - Early life and career. Lathan, whose first name is Swahili for "Work of Art", was the second oldest of five children born to Broadway actress and dancer Eleanor McCoy and director/producer Stan Lathan. Surrounded by show business since birth, Lathan began training in dance and gymnastics at an early age. Following her parents' divorce, she grew up shuttling between her mother's home in New York City and Los Angeles, California, where her father lived. During her undergraduate education at th ...

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Sanaa Lathan, Sanaa Lathan - Biography, Sanaa Lathan - Early life and career, Sanaa Lathan - Hollywood career, Sanaa Lathan - Filmography, Sanaa Lathan - Awards & nominations, Sanaa Lathan - Trivia

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Local politicians stated increase in crime could be attributed to too much turmoil within O’Malley’s police department, noting the yearly turnover in police commissioners in O'Malley's term of office. The first of six Commissioners, Bert Shirey was appointed on interim basis in December 1999 and served a month. In January 2000, Ronald L. Daniel was appointed, but resigned two months later after refusing to back O'Malley's crime plan. Edward T. Norris was then appointed in April 2000. He resigned in January 2003 to become supervisor of Ma ...

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Martin J. O'Malley, Martin J. O'Malley - Early life, Martin J. O'Malley - Political Development, Martin J. O'Malley - Mayor of Baltimore City, Martin J. O'Malley - Crime, Martin J. O'Malley - Police Department, Martin J. O'Malley - Schools, Martin J. O'Malley - Convention center hotel, Martin J. O'Malley - National Prominence, Martin J. O'Malley - Homeland Security, Martin J. O'Malley - Family, Martin J. O'Malley - Relations, Martin J. O'Malley - 2006 Gubernatorial Elections, Martin J. O'Malley - Trivia, Martin J. O'Malley - Sources

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With Star No. 1,793 in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Michael becomes the first celebrity to have two different stars dedicated to him, having received one as a member of The Jacksons in the 70's and 1980s on November 20. Hotel Royal Plaza Presentation Casement → 37 Gold & Platinum Discs MTV Video Music Awards Viewers Choice Award → Thriller Best Overall Video → Thriller Best Choreography → Thriller (September 14, First Annual MTV Video Awards)< ...

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List of Michael Jackson awards, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1970, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1971, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1972, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1974, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1975, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1980, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1981, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1983, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1984, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1985, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1986, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1987, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1988, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1989, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1990, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1991, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1992, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1993, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1994, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1995, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1996, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1997, List of Michael Jackson awards - 1998, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2000, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2001, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2002, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2003, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2004, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2005, List of Michael Jackson awards - 2006

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List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Public interest. CoLours TV FSTV (Free Speech Television) HITN (Spanish-language) LinkTV (formerly World Link TV) NASA TV PBS YOU PBS-X RFD-TV STEP Star The Research Channel UCTV UWTV ...

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List of United States cable and satellite television networks, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Arts, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Educational/learning, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Public interest, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Family/Children, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Gender ethnicity and sexual orientation-specific, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Men, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Women, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - African-American, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Hispanic/Latino, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Gay and lesbian, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Foreign programming, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - General entertainment, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Genre channels in other words comedy science fiction etc., List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Movie channels, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Basic, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Premium, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Adult-oriented, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Music, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Network feeds, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - East coast, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - West coast, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - News weather and information, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Regional News Networks, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Religious, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Shopping, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Sports, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Pay per view, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - High-definition television, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Voom Original Networks Now available to Dish Network subscribers, List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Defunct cable/satellite networks no longer in existence

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MSNBC - Internet Focus. Microsoft and NBC announced on December 14, 1995 that they would be creating MSNBC. The stated purpose was to combine the resources and reputation of NBC News with the technology experience of Microsoft to bring an integrated news service on the Microsoft Network and cable television. Microsoft would invest $220 million for a 50% share of the cable network, while MSNBC and Microsoft would share the cost of a $200 million newsroom based in Redmond, Washington. NBC would supply the space fro ...

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MSNBC, MSNBC - History, MSNBC - Internet Focus, MSNBC - Not just the Net, MSNBC - Ratings freefall, MSNBC - MSNBC online, MSNBC - MSNBC on television, MSNBC - Programming, MSNBC - Past hosts, MSNBC - Past Anchors of MSNBC Live, MSNBC - MSNBC on satellite radio

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By January 1999, John Osteen's health had deteriorated significantly to where he could not preach. He asked Joel to fill in for him one Sunday morning. Joel, having never preached once since his return to Lakewood, wasn't interested. He was quite happy behind the scenes running Lakewood's growing media ministry. But he reluctantly agreed to do so. Joel was highly nervous. So much so, he wore a pair of John's shoes f ...

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Lakewood Church, Lakewood Church - The Beginning, Lakewood Church - Television Ministry, Lakewood Church - Passing of the Torch, Lakewood Church - The Lakewood Confession, Lakewood Church - Criticisms

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Eminem - Early childhood. Marshall was born in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) to parents Deborah "Debbie" Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Kansas City, Detroit and its suburbs, including Warren. His father had abandoned the family before Marshall turned two years old, and the two have not had contact since, save some rejected attempts by Marshall's father to contact Marshall after his rise to fame. Incessantly moving from home to home, ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Originally, the expression "Hell's Kitchen" referred to a rough neighborhood in South London. The term in reference to New York first appeared in print on September 22, 1881, when a New York Times reporter went to a police guide to get details of a multiple murder there. He referred to a particular tenement at 39th Street and 10th Avenue as "Hell's Kitchen", and said that the entire section was "pr ...

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Hell's Kitchen, Hell's Kitchen - Derivation, Hell's Kitchen - Clinton, Hell's Kitchen - Hell's Kitchen in popular entertainment, Hell's Kitchen - A vibrant neighborhood

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Washington D.C. - Demographics. As of 2005, the District of Columbia has an estimated population of 550,521, which is a decrease of 3,718, or 0.7%, from the prior year and a decrease of 21,538, or 3.8%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 12,393 people (that is 42,502 births minus 30,109 deaths) and an decrease due to net migration of 32,932 people out of the district. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 20,618 people, and migration wi ...

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Washington D.C., Washington D.C. - History, Washington D.C. - Geography and climate, Washington D.C. - Geography, Washington D.C. - Climate, Washington D.C. - People and culture, Washington D.C. - Demographics, Washington D.C. - Housing and Population Projections, Washington D.C. - Crime, Washington D.C. - Landmarks and museums, Washington D.C. - Media, Washington D.C. - Performing arts, Washington D.C. - Sports, Washington D.C. - Economy, Washington D.C. - Infrastructure, Washington D.C. - Government, Washington D.C. - Education, Washington D.C. - Transportation, Washington D.C. - Sister cities

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Radio One - Stations on Auto-pilot. Radio One, (see Clear Channel) follows a similar tradition just like other broadcasters both large and small, utilizes technology (known as Prophet) that allows a DJ from anywhere in the country to sound as if he or she is broadcasting from anywhere else in the country, on any other station. A technological outgrowth of earlier, tape-based automation systems dating back to the nineteen-sixties, this is called voice-tracking, and some smaller market stations are partially staffed by these "cyber-jocks", who may have never v ...

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Radio One, Radio One - TV One, Radio One - Controversy, Radio One - Stations on Auto-pilot, Radio One - Aquiring Stations, Radio One - Radio One Markets, Radio One - Major Cities

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Clandestine efforts by the U.S. government to prevent Allende from taking office after his 1970 election victory are particularly well documented in U.S. documents declassified during the Clinton administration. For example, a formal instruction was issued on 16 October 1970 to the CIA base in Chile, saying in part, "It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coup. It would be much preferable to have this transpire prior to 24 October but efforts in this regard will continue vigorously beyond this date. We are to contin ...

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U.S. intervention in Chile, U.S. intervention in Chile - 1964 and 1970 elections, U.S. intervention in Chile - 1970, U.S. intervention in Chile - The killing of the Chief Commander of the Army, U.S. intervention in Chile - Economic pressure on Allende, U.S. intervention in Chile - 1973 coup, U.S. intervention in Chile - Support for Pinochet, U.S. intervention in Chile - Later comments and actions by U.S. officials, U.S. intervention in Chile - Articles about Allende/Pinochet coup d'état in Chile, U.S. intervention in Chile - 2004 investigation

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The series was adapted from a play written by Christine Houston about the lives of women in a predominantly black apartment building in Chicago. The setting of the series was changed to Washington, D.C. to allow the producers to feasibly show a completely black neighborhood (Washington, D.C. is 60% black, while Chicago's black population only comprises about a third, comparable to many other cities in the United States). The show was started as a starring vehicle for Marla Gibbs, who had first shot to fame as the sassy maid Florence J ...

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227 TV series, 227 TV series - Beginnings, 227 TV series - The group dynamic, 227 TV series - Backstage tension, 227 TV series - Ratings and accolades, 227 TV series - Continuity errors, 227 TV series - Theme song, 227 TV series - Syndication

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