I am really feeling a lot of what you all have said. Soror McCoyRed, I am in total agreement that BET needs a name change.
I like definitely adding regular morning, midday, and evening news programs. I do not want to only hear news in brief segments.
I would also like what Tom Joyner does "Little KNown Black History Fact" to be maybe a 30 minute TV segment. The fact can be presented by the host. Then say there is a "re-enactment" or interview specialists, professors, etc.
I also like the idea of a FLASHBACK FRIDAY!! On FF, we have say a 2 hour Flashback of videos. We also have a flashback of TV shows featuring Black actors. We then have a flashback of Black cinema.
I am also in total agreement about the need for Children's programming and Black drama. We need to be running things more. We need to show that Black people do not just sit around shaking our booties nor feeling on them, do more than bling bling and get high.
We need to also feature more of the Black colleges sporting events.
I also believe that BET should seek to televise the awards: NAACP Image, Essence, Soul Train, etc. NOT PRODUCE but bid to televise them.
I want them to get rid of that HOW I'M LIVING show -- BET's answer to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
and ALL INFOMERCIALS. I would also like BET to consider getting real VJs and not just HITS and them other kids. GET RID OF O DRAMA!!
This is a great topic.