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Black TV Watch: Mike Tyson Talks Broadway on 'Kimmel'
(The Root) — Before the word “ratchet” ever existed, Mike Tyson was busy defining it with his crazy ways. Read our recap to find out about his ridiculous antics on Jimmy Kimmel. Plus, Keyshia and Daniel are back in love, finally. Keyshia and Daniel: Family First (Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET; BET) “If I’m not cleared…
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Meshell Ndegeocello Honors Nina Simone
(The Root) — For her latest album, titled Pour Une Âme Souveraine (or “For a Sovereign Soul”), singer and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello covers the legendary Nina Simone. The album is a 14-track collection of songs originally written and performed by the late jazz singer and pianist but reinterpreted by Ndegeocello. Ndegeocello explained what drew her…
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Black TV Watch: Shekinah Learns Some Manners?
(The Root) Dramatic wives, crazy fiances and pretty nice hubbies — the relationships on VH1’s reality shows span the spectrum, and we love that. Relive what happened on Monday night. Basketball Wives LA (Monday, 8 p.m. ET; VH1) “The last time I seen y’all, y’all was at my party and y’all was not getting along.”…
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Black TV Watch: Chalky's Got Nucky's Back
(The Root) — After probably watching your post-Thanksgiving weight tip the scales at home, Sunday was a good night to watch more than just your figure. Real Housewife Phaedra got snagged in a lie, and Chalky from Boardwalk Empire made a very shady deal. Check out our recaps below. Real Housewives of Atlanta (Sunday, 9…
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Equal-Opportunity Employers — Right?
We all know them — those little boxes you check off, indicating race and sex at the end of a standard job application. If you’ve ever felt even slightly apprehensive about submitting your answer and the effect it could have on your marketability, meet Bianca White. She was a fake, “white” Monster.com applicant, cooked up…
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Self-Taught African Teen Wows at MIT
The youngest person ever to be invited to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Visiting Practitioners Program is a 15-year-old self-taught engineer from Sierra Leone named Kelvin Doe. In a town where electricity is available generally only once a week, Kelvin taught himself to build batteries and generators, as well as a transmitter for his…
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Black TV Watch: Keyshia and Daniel's Trouble in Paradise
(The Root) — This week there’s trouble in paradise for the newlyweds on Keyshia and Daniel: Family First. We knew this storm was coming, perhaps because we know Keyshia Cole and things have been too calm for too long. Well, too late to worry about it. How about we bunker down with some popcorn and…
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Black TV Watch: All-White Party Goes All Wrong
(The Root) — What flavors Thanksgiving dinner better than a good dose of drama? Maybe a sprinkle of comedy? You’re in luck, because between brewing catfights, first dates for older women and a peek inside life as a music exec, we have it all right here. Basketball Wives LA (Monday, 8 p.m. ET, VH1) “Oh,…
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Black TV Watch: Kenya Starts Another Fight
(The Root) — RHOA is quickly becoming one of our favorite shows this season. With creepy old exes, miles of shiny weave and a brand-spanking-new hater, Kenya, who is most definitely hated right back, we just can’t get enough. Plus, we tuned in to one of our oldies but goodies, Treme, where things were just…
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Black TV Watch: Olivia Pope Gets a New Boo
(The Root) — Even though The Root team was out in New York City partying it up with our The Root 100 honorees, we still kept our eyes peeled for new Olivia Pope developments — and, of course, there were some great ones. Plus, Tamar and Vince aired — a reality show about reality-show stars.…
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