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EXCLUSIVE: BET Her and Tressa Smallwood of MegaMind Media announce their partnership on four original short films from directors Meagan Good, Naturi Naughton, Tichina Arnold, and LisaRaye McCoy, among others. Smallwood serves as executive producer. The dramas will premiere in July for Minority Mental Health Month and…

EXCLUSIVE: BET Her has acquired festival hit I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking), setting an August 7 premiere date. The SXSW Special Jury Award winner examines the harsh reality of homelessness amid the Covid-19 epidemic. Its protagonist is Danny (Kelly Kali), a recently widowed hairdresser who finds herself living on the…

EXCLUSIVE: So what does a TV show look like that was shot during a pandemic? BET and BET Her’s Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas will provide some clues, as the dramedy unveiled its official trailer Friday ahead of its two-hour season premiere October 14. Perry was one of the first Hollywood producers to come up with a…

The return of Tyler Perry's House of Payne along with the series premiere of Tyler Perry's Assisted Living both debuted Wednesday to solid ratings on BET, airing in a four-episode, two-hour block that was simulcast on BET Her. House of Payne, which originally ran for 254 episodes on TBS from 2006-2012, returned with…

On March 13, 2020, 26-year-old emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor was shot in her own home by Louisville police after they executed a no-knock search warrant that was not issued for her. To this day, the officers responsible for her death, Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Officer Myles…

Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood of MegaMind Media has teamed with BET Networks on a new BET Her initiative for four female-centric original short films, which will be directed by prominent African American Hollywood stars Sheryl Lee Ralph (Sister Act 2), Kim Fields (Living Single), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Coming to Ame…

The Soul Train Awards are taking place tonight at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The annual celebration recognizes the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music from both industry legends and the next generation of performers. The awards will air on BET and BET HER, with Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold returning as hosts…