Michael K. Fauntroy, Ph.D

Michael K. Fauntroy is an assistant professor of public policy at George Mason University, where he teaches courses in urban policy, policy evaluation, and governance and policy processes. Prior to joining the faculty in GMU, he was an analyst in American national government at the Congressional Research Service (CRS). He is the nephew of famed civil rights leader and former Congressman Rev. Walter Fauntroy. Michael is a regular radio and television commentator in Washington, D.C. and stations across the country.

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BET Nightly News Cancelled – No Big Loss

By Michael K. Fauntroy, Ph.D

Some people howled in outrage when BET recently announced that it is shutting down its nightly newscast in lieu of hourly updates of the day’s events. The 11pm half hour program was billed as a window to the Black world, offering Black Americans news stories they could not see on the other networks. Since I…

Some people howled in outrage when BET recently announced that it is shutting down its nightly newscast in lieu of hourly updates of the day’s events.…

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