Melissa Harris-Perry Joins BET as Special News Correspondent

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Since her tumultuous departure from MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry has been keeping busy with writing for Elle.com, as well as her teaching workload. Now she's heading to BET.

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According to Deadline,ย Harris-Perry will be aย special correspondent for BET News. Her role will be hosting long-form news specials, as well as contributing to a variety of the networkโ€™s programs.

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Harris-Perry will kick off her new role at the network by co-anchoring, withย correspondent Marc Lamont Hill, election coverage for both the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

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