Great question my brother.... Other than some radio shows Steve Harvey..
But shit gonna get heavy after the conventions, I just seen a commercial on BET kicking off their election 2012 coverage also....
What Black media are you referring to? Print, television or online?
Print and online sure are.
Televised, what Black channels have news divisions? Individual Black cable personalities are on it to various degrees.
What are you looking at where you don't see coverage?
What I meant was there wasn't any black Moderators covering the actual debate of the presidential candidate see the link below
http://politic365.com/2012/08/16/april-ryan-roland-no-black-or-latino-presidential-debate-moderators/
Edit let me put it where the goats can get it...
April Ryan? Roland? No Black or Latino Presidential Debate Moderators
NAACP leaders are commenting on the lack of diversity in Presidential debate moderators. At a time when recent Census data shows that people of color are the fastest growing demographic in the U.S., there will be zero people of color who will moderate either a presidential or vice presidential debate this year.
The four debates in October will be moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley, CBS’ Bob Schieffer, ABC’s Martha Raddatz and, once again, PBS’ Jim Lehrer.
The debate dates and times, as compiled by Mediaite, are listed at bottom.
The moderators are selected every four years by the Commission on Presidential Debates. This year when issues such as unemployment, immigration and poverty are in the news, none of the moderators are persons of color, though notably there are two women.
The choice of debate moderators is not irrelevant. Often minority journalists are likely to put attention on issues that are marginalized or completely ignored in the mainstream media. These include the education achievement gap, minimum wage, over incarceration and criminal justice issues. Many minority journalists could have been considered including AURN’s April Ryan and CNN’s Roland Martin.
NAACP President Ben Jealous commented on the lack of diversity in a press release.
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The lack of diversity among this year’s debate moderators is representative of the overall lack of diversity in news media. Whether it’s as primetime news anchors, debate moderators, or commentators on the influential Sunday morning political talk shows, people of color – and African Americans specifically – are strikingly underrepresented,” Jealous said.
NAACP Hollywood Bureau Executive Director Vic Bulluck added, “While we congratulate the Commission on Presidential Debates for including two women moderators for this year’s debates, it is troubling that no African Americans or journalists of color were included to lead the conversation.”
“It is critical that during these important conversations about the future of our nation the concerns of communities of color are reflected in the questions posed to the candidates. We hope that this year’s moderators will acknowledge the pivotal role African Americans will play on November 6th and push the candidates to address key issues that resonate with our community like the future of public education, racial profiling, and improved employment opportunities,” Bulluck added.
on point
