I have never seen Hot Ghetto Mess. I have heard other people and blogs commenting on it. The show sounds like just what the title implies. Maybe the head honchos of BET will take the time to get a talented, experienced and credible individual to take the helm and who will be committed to turning their network around. They should bring the nightly news back (remember Ed Gordon and Sherry Whats-Her-Name??) and invest in some decent sitcoms. They need a balanced, palpatable line-up.

I also liked in the show, where a historical question that African-Americans SHOULD know, was asked and they would show how many people randomly on the street could actually correctly answer the question.

The American Gangster show I liked for educational purposes. I remember hearing stories growing up from my uncles & my father about various people who controlled the streets in our area, but was too young to understand at the time what was going on and what they were talking about. It was interesting to me to see what these people did and what if anything they’ve since done (if they are still alive) to show that they are rehabilitated… and the older ones… what do they plan to do if they are released? Because you can’t be a gangbanger at 85 years old.

I just disliked that a lot of the stories were glorified and some of the younger generation watching may feel that this lifestyle is grand and not so bad; so for that reason, I wish it was done a little bit differently.

As for the others, I never really watched them. I did see the Keyshia Cole one a couple of times and it only made me resepct her more as a person. I never realized that she is the matriarch of her family. Her mother and sister are disgraceful and if I was Keyshia Cole, I would deny that I even KNEW them, let alone tell people that is my mother and sister acting a fool.

The fact that her mother was never in her life basically until she became famous and her sister is a loudmouth hoodrat who rides her sister’s coattails and she still supports them financially and emotionally is really commendable of her.