::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . BET revealed programming for the year at its annual upfront meeting. On the faith-based front, the network is welcoming Bishop T.D. Jakes as the host of  T.D. JAKES PRESENTS: MIND, BODY & SOUL  premiering this Fall.   Sunday Best, Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel are returning, but there was no mention of Lift Every Voice . BEING  MARY JANE  – From the producers of the award-winning, record breaking BET comedy THE GAME, GIRLFRIENDS and box-office hits JUMPING THE BROOM and SPARKLE comes an original series starring the gorgeous and talented  Gabrielle Union  . The series is a follow up to the release of the BEING MARY JANE movie of the week slated to launch on BET this summer.  This is a story to which millions of modern women will both relate and respond.  Mary Jane Paul  is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't...

buzzz worthy. . . This is the faith-based reality show I have been waiting for. . .one that openly applies the spirituality and Christian principles to the life challenges that families face. . . presenting THE SHEARDS , airing  on BET on April 7. Take a look at the trailer by clicking the graphic below! THE SHEARDS  is a weekly docu-drama following the lives of the Sheard family as they navigate family, friends, and faith in a modern world. Meet  Kierra “KiKi” Sheard (24)  and her brother , J. Drew (22).  As the kids of  First Lady Karen Clark Sheard , one of gospel’s most powerful women and  Bishop J. Drew Sheard , a mega-church pastor in Detroit, these kids face a responsibility unlike any other. And as they continue to grow and face the ups and downs of becoming an adult, they’ll show us the choices they make as they learn life’s lessons, in many cases the hard way.  THE SHEARDS  will examine a family’s dynamic on a multige...