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  • Black TV Watch: Stevie, Tracy and Others Honor Eddie Murphy

    (The Root) — An array of comedic stars genuflected before their funny friend and inspiration Eddie Murphy. Read our recap to get a sample of the hilarity. Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET; Spike) “I told you, I patterned my life after you and Evel Knievel.” —Tracy Morgan “Eddie is so funny,…

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  • Black TV Watch: Take That, WorldStarHipHop Haters!

    (The Root) — If you love black stand-up comedy, then you probably got a good chuckle while watching Tuesday night’s talk shows. From “laying the smackdown” on WorldStarHiphop.com commenters or laughing about exes who get famous men in trouble, Deon Cole and Finesse Mitchell were very funny. Conan (Wednesday, 11 p.m. ET; TBS) “And you’re…

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  • Black TV Watch: Pum Kash Partners Split

    (The Root) — Last night things got serious. We learned the true extent of Jackie’s craziness, Tiny battled her daughter “Dance Dance Revolution”-style and Mama Jones spoke softly to Freddie while carrying her big stick. Plus, The Game hit up Jimmy Kimmel. Basketball Wives L.A. (Monday, 8 p.m. ET; VH1) “Like my sister was homeless…

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  • Black TV Watch: NeNe Loves the Gays

    (The Root) — What’s more frightening, a town recovering from a devastating hurricane, a zombie town where nobody leaves or swallowing snails at a French restaurant? Today in “Black TV Watch,” you decide. The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET; Bravo) “What year did you win, Kenya?” —Cynthia “Uh-uh. I don’t tell the…

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  • Black TV Watch: White Folks, Stop High-Fiving Deon Cole

    (The Root) — A little bit of postelection laughter, a little bit of ethereal music-speak and a little bit of weird techno love-crooning. Again, the late-night shows have it. Conan (Wednesday, 11 p.m. ET; TBS) “No, no. I’m glad Obama won. What I’m annoyed about is all morning, white people have been coming up to…

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  • Black TV Watch: Election Night on 'The Daily Show'

    (The Root) — Apparently Tuesday night, when we were all glued to election coverage on major news networks like CNN and MSNBC, we should have been tuning in to Comedy Central, because its Election Night show told it like it really was. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Tuesday, 11 p.m. ET; Comedy Central) ”…

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  • Black TV Watch: Kenya Talks Trash on 'Real Housewives'

    (The Root) — This weekend we were reacquainted with the mean girls of the South and we lost a good guy. Thank goodness it’s just TV. The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET; Bravo) “Babe, come on. Come on. Pay the mailman.” —Gregg Leakes “Is this strip-club Jet or regular Jet?” —Kenya Moore…

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  • Top 5 Magic Moments From 'Black Girls Rock!'

    (The Root) — Since 2006, Black Girls Rock! Inc. has celebrated young women who are inspirations to their communities worldwide. The organization founded by DJ Beverly Bond mentors and seeks to empower black girls. On Sunday night, BET aired the seventh annual awards show, which had been taped live at the Paradise Theater in the…

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  • Black TV Watch: 'Swing State Hell' Skit on 'Daily Show'

    (The Root) — The late-night shows have it. From a hip-hop great who’s made a big career move to saving ourselves from advertising disaster, it was all very, very entertaining. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (Thursday, 12:35 p.m. ET; NBC) “When it comes to money, things get funny.” —RZA Highlights: We know and love him…

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  • Black TV Watch: Racist Zombies on 'Key & Peele'

    (The Root) — What do you think about when you think about Halloween? Zombies? Costume parties? That’s normal. But what if those zombies were more than twisted and those costumes were a little out of date? Welcome to Key & Peele’s Halloween. Key & Peele (Wednesdays, 10:30 p.m. EST; Comedy Central) “These are some racist…

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