LISTEN: April Ryan Talks With Evelyn Braxton About What To Expect In The Upcoming Season Of ‘Braxton Family Values’
Braxton matriarch, Evelyn Braxton talks with April Ryan about what to expect in the upcoming season of “Braxton Family Values.”
Reality TV
WASHINGTON WATCH: Confronting Negative Images Of Black Women In Moves And On Television (VIDEO)
If you believe most of the images of black women you see in movies and on television, or the words you hear used to describe sisters in music, you get the impression that they are mean, spiteful, crazy, out-of-control, always at each other’s throats and only interested in shaking their butts, servicing their men and [...]
An Offer You Can’t Refuse: VH-1 Reality Series Mob Wives Examines The Lives Of Mob Molls (VIDEO)
Roland Martin, Will Cain and Soledad O’Brien talk with Angela “Big Ang” Raiola and Ramona Rizzo the stars of the VH-1 reality TV show “Mob Wives.”
THE SISTERHOOD: New Reality TV Show Takes A Look At Church Pastors’ Wives (VIDEO)
Church pastors’ wives, commonly known as “first ladies,” have been the subject of a lot of conversations on social media as a result of a new TLC reality series, “The Sisterhood.” The series focuses on the lives of five pastors’ wives from Atlanta. Whether you love or hate the series, it draws attention to a [...]
Oxygen Officially Cancels Shawty Lo’s Controversial ‘All My Babies’ Mamas’
Source: Courtney Garcia and Chris Witherspoon / theGrio Recently there have been conflicting reports that the Oxygen network would be pulling Shawty Lo’s controversial reality series All My Babies’ Mamas from their network lineup before the show even hit the air. Oxygen has now officially decided to cancel the show. “As part of our development process, we have [...]
WASHINGTON WATCH: Damaging Images Of Black Women In Reality Television (VIDEO)
Roland Martin talks with writer and image activist Michaela Angela Davis about the damaging images of black women in reality television. MR. MARTIN: Welcome back. If you’ve watched this show on a regular basis, you know how much I hate reality shows like this. [VIDEO CLIP OF SQUABBLING, SWEARING BLACK WOMEN FROM VH1’S “BASKETBALL WIVES [...]
‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’: Is Black Female Producer Mona Scott-Young Accountable For Its Stereotypes?
Source: Sil Lai Abrams / theGrio The other day on my Twitter feed I saw a snippet of a quote from Mona Scott-Young, executive producer of the Love & Hip Hop reality show franchise on the VH1 network. Scott-Young is a self-made businesswoman and respected player in the entertainment industry who is widely credited with creating the show. According [...]
HIP HOLLYWOOD: Roland S. Martin’s Dinner Party; Calls Reality TV Trash (VIDEO)
Source: Hip Hollywood Washington Watch host Roland Martin held his annual dinner party in Los Angeles and aside from the fun and jokes during the festivities, Roland got serious when talking about trashy reality TV. LOOK: Roland S. Martin’s Dinner Party photo galleries
LISTEN: Do Reality TV Shows Make African-Americans In Atlanta Look Bad? Kelly Smith Beaty Says Yes
Roland Martin talks with Kelly Smith Beaty a former reality show personality about how African-Americans are depicted on reality television. For more information about Kelly Smith Beat visit NotMyReality.org. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.
WASHINGTON WATCH: Crystal McCrary Discusses How Black Women Being Are Portrayed On Reality TV (VIDEO)
Crystal McCrary joined Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to talk about how black women are portrayed on reality TV.
