Jun 19th, 2008 · Sheila Johnson Lee, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, and the international aid organization CARE have teamed up to help women around the world. Sheila Johnson Lee and CARE president Helene Gayle discuss their "I am Powerful" campaign.
Aug 10th, 2007 · The men in this week's Barbershop discuss black journalists' recent "thumbs down" verdict for cable network Black Entertainment Television (BET), baseball star Barry Bonds' record-breaking feat, and the Newark shootings that have left three young people dead, one person critically injured and a community outraged.
Aug 10th, 2007 · The cable TV channel Black Entertainment Television receives a "Thumbs Down" award from the National Association of Black Journalists at its annual convention. Its critics say BET has too much low-brow entertainment, portraying blacks in the worst possible way.
Jun 14th, 2007 · Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television and president of WNBA's Washington Mystics, is partnering with CARE, a humanitarian organization, by investing millions to combat hunger and disease in developing nations.
Jun 14th, 2007 · Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television and president of WNBA's Washington Mystics, is partnering with CARE, a humanitarian organization, by investing millions to combat hunger and disease in developing nations.
Mar 17th, 2006 · Renee Montagne talks to Robert Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television. He retired as the company's CEO at the end of last year. Now he's on to his "second act." Johnson plans to build a consumer financial services company that targets black customers.
Feb 12th, 2006 · Robert Johnson, who founded the Black Entertainment Television network 25 years ago, has stepped down. New CEO Debra Lee is swiftly making changes to shift the profitable cable channel away from mostly showing music videos to a more varied slate of programming. Her biggest challenge is keeping BET's core audience and profitability during the evolution.
Aug 9th, 2005 · Earl Graves Sr., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, and Robert Johnson, founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television, join host Ed Gordon to discuss the career and legacy of Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson.