From Journal-isms: The Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday that if his show on MSNBC is made permanent, black journalists will be a part of it.

As executive vice president and managing editor, Whitaker will be the highest-ranking person of color at CNN.

The NBC spy drama Undercovers, starring Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, got plenty of buzz before it aired, but enthusiasm quickly fizzled. Is there a place on network TV for a black cast?

Enough of the squabbling between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien over who gets the late-night slot. We’ve got the real solution to NBC’s late-night woes: Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!