Our World with Black Enterprise is a weekly television show which has been hosted by Paul Brunson, Edward Lansing Gordon III,[1] and, during its first season, Marc Lamont Hill,[2][3] which is produced by Black Enterprise The show was created by Earl G. Graves Sr.[4][5] It airs on Saturday and Sunday across a range of local television stations and focuses on various issues of interest to the urban (i.e. Black) general and upwardly mobile community. The show premiered on September 30, 2006.[6] The show received negative criticism in Israel for comments, including those by Marc Lamont Hill, for supporting Palestinians viewed as terrorists by Israel.[7]

The show has criticized superficial Black stereotypes, including Black entertainment programs such as Tyler Perry's sitcoms.[8]

References

  1. Williams, Kam (June 6, 2008). "Journalist Ed Gordon Making News". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. "A gay Kappa wedding: The latest event challenging black America's hyper-masculine arenas". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. Murphy, Keith (16 July 2016). "Marc Lamont Hill Talks Donald Trump, Cop Killings, #BLM & Taking VH1 'Live!' With New TV Show". Vibe.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. Blum, Mary (April 8, 2020). "Meet Your (Former) Neighbor: Earl Graves Sr. personified Black Enterprise". Scarsdale News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. "Black publishing pioneer, Earl Graves, dies at age 85". Aldianews.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. "Gordon Hosts New Series". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 2006. p. 8C.
  7. "Marc Lamont Hill Apologizes in Op-ed for Use of Phrase 'Free Palestine From the River to the Sea'". Haaretz. December 3, 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. Obenson, Ambay (25 October 2018). "Megyn Kelly's Firing Won't Change America's Shameful History of Blackface on Film and TV — Analysis". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.


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