Just for the record BET is owned by Viacom. The same company that owns:
MTV
MTV2
Nickelodeon
VH1
TNN
Showtime
The Movie Channel
Comedy Central
Paramount Pictures
UPN
CBS
Infinity Broadcasting
Blockbuster Video
and many more..
Judging by the other channels that they own I highly doubt that the uplifting of the African American race is high on their to-do list.
BTW, Viacom is not a Black owned company, and they are the reason why Tavis Smiley is no longer on the air. I could go into it but I don't think anyone wants to read one of my ridiculous rants about how these Oligopolies are controlling the media and how powerful they are when it comes to influencing the populous and how they are basically above the law. I know no one wants to hear about that.
[This message has been edited by KnowledgeEternal (edited June 11, 2001).]