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DIVA Doing It: BET Television Executive Lea Walker Takes Career to New Heights Opens Aeriform Arts: An Aerial Yoga and Pole Dance Studio

As a busy television executive, Lea Walker knows the demands of a grueling career. A current Director of Production for Original Programming at BET, Walker can boast not only having worked on a roster of hit shows including “Sunday Best,” … Continue reading

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DIVA Feature: TEAIRRA MARI: HUMBLY GOING FOR GOLD

“MAKE HER FEEL GOOD” INTRODUCED US TO TEAIRRA MARI BUT THAT FLEW OUT THE WINDOW WHEN SHE WAS DROPPED FROM ROCK-A-FELLA ON HER PROM NIGHT. SHE’S SHOWN US JUST HOW LIKEABLE SHE IS ON THE SECOND SEASON OF LOVE & … Continue reading

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DIVA Drama: BET Bans Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” Video

According to TMZ, BET has banned Nicki Minaj’s video for “Stupid Hoe”. The network won’t say why they are refusing to air it but sources have said that the video is too explicit for tv. In my opinion the song … Continue reading

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DIVA Drama: Rihanna’s “Man Down” Video Draws Fire

The Parents Television Council is blasting Rihanna for hawking a “cold, calculated execution of murder” in her brand new music video for “Man Down.” The council is outraged that Rihanna would suggest that gunning down a rapist in a crowded … Continue reading

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DIVAS Doing It: WEEN Selects 60 Girls for Mentorship by Top Execs

Dawn from Diddy’s group Dirty Money joined Hot 97’s Angie Martinez, BET’s Rocsi Diaz, WEEN’s Chair Valeisha Butterfield and BET Programming executive Stephen Hill on March 5th at the Actor’s Playhouse in Manhattan to audition young women to participate in The WEEN Academy, … Continue reading

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For the DIVAS: Hip Hop Needs Balance: Queen YoNasDa

In August, BET aired a documentary My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip Hop.  This documentary led people to begin thinking about what happened to the female hip hop artist.  It brought about a sense of nostalgia … Continue reading

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DIVA Doing It: Queen YoNasDa Partners with BET’s Rap It Up

Queen YoNasDa will travel around the country in panel discussions moderated by Joe Clair to talk to groups of high school students to discuss the various social and health issues that affect them, and to provide key information necessary to … Continue reading

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DIVA Talk:Sheila Johnson is Ashamed of BET & Doesn’t Watch It

Sheila Johnson is a co-founder of BET and explained to The Root why she is ashamed of the network today and doesn’t watch it.  She also gives some insight into the vision she and her husband had for the network and … Continue reading

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Underground DIVA of the Week: Queen YoNasDa

Grand-daughter of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and daughter of activist Wauneta Lonewolf, the pressure of achieving greatness has lived with Queen YoNasDa her entire life.  With tremendous pressure a diamond is made out of the rough and Queen is … Continue reading

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DIVA Appearance: La Femme Nikita: BET’s The Deal

In case you missed it, because it comes on at like three in the morning, La Femme Nikita dropped a hot freestyle on BET’s The Deal.  You know I got it for you, so check it out!

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