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*It’s all over between Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC. Earlier Sunday morning an MSNBC spokesman confirmed that the channel is “parting ways” with the Wake Forest Professor of Politics and International Affairs. Also this morning, Harris-Perry tweeted out a photo with the message “Farewell #Nerdland,” a nickname for her weekend show, “Melissa Harris-Perry.” The message also […]

Melissa Harris-Perry *Former MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry has joined Elle.com, where she will serve as editor at large, reports TVNewser. Elle.com editorial director Leah Chernikoff says Harris-Perry “will focus on the intersection of race, gender, politics, and yes, even fashion, telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color.” “Joining Elle.com is […]

Tre Melissa Harris-Perry on “The View” (March 14, 2016) *Former MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry was on “The View” this morning discussing her unceremonious exit from the network, comparing it to a confusing breakup and suggesting that race played a role…somewhat. “Did I think it was racialized? Not in the sense of like they’re coming […]

*Melissa Harris-Perry has become the latest celebrity to be in the cross-hairs of the IRS. According to a report in the Winston Salem-Journal, the MSNBC personality and her husband James Perry owe $70,000 in delinquent taxes. In addition to filing the notice on April 6, the IRS fled a lien on the Perrys. The report […]

Melissa Harris Perry *MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry describes a disturbing encounter with a man in Iowa on Monday while she was there covering the caucuses. In an essay published at the website of Wake Forest University’s Anna Julia Cooper Center, she said a man stepped to her in a hotel lobby, asking, “What I want […]

*Wow. Who knew things were heated between Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC? Harris-Perry is letting the left leaning network know that she’s not to be played … with. The NY Times is reporting that Harris-Perry is basically on strike against the network by refusing to host the program that bears her name over a dispute […]

Melissa Harris-Perry *Political commentator and Wake Forest University professor Melissa Harris-Perry recently underscored what many African Americans sentiment know to be true past occupants of the White House. Bottom line: The presidency has had its share of racist, sexist men throughout history, so the election of Donald Trump, despite his documented incidents of […]

*We can only imagine what really happened before Trayvon Martin died, but Melissa Harris-Perry is giving her theory on how she wanted the slain teen to go out. During a speech titled “We Can’t Breathe: The Continuing Consequences of Inequality,” Mediate reports the MSNBC host mentioned that she hoped Martin, “whooped the sh*t out […]

*Even though it’s been more than a year since Melissa Harris-Perry was fired by MSNBC, she still holds a grudge against the channel. Harris-Perry has responded angrily to the news that the National Association of Black Journalists intends to honor MSNBC’s senior vice president of talent and diversity, Yvette Miley. The liberal television host […]

Melissa Harris Perry speaks onstage during the Black Woman’s Vote panel at the 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 1, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. *Melissa Harris-Perry is setting up shop at BET. The former MSNBC host has signed on to BET News as a special correspondent, according to Deadline.com. […]

Melissa Harris Perry *MSNBC President Phil Griffin says he had no intentions of canceling Melissa Harris-Perry’s weekend show on the network – until she wrote that infamous memo accusing the network of “taking” her show. Addressing the network’s insistence that she take her 2-hour program in a more newsy direction under NBC News Director Andrew Lack, she […]

[…] about how we are represented in our government? That’s the question I want people to be asking 25 years later—what if they had done the right thing and not the politically expedient thing? Click here to read the rest of Harris-Perry’s interview with Hill. Melissa Harris-Perry and Anita Hill Anita Hill melissa harris perry & anita hill

[…] is raising a flag of concern among followers of the network. Although the National Association of Black Journalists raised concern after the headline-generated exit of weekend host Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC touted its efforts to increase diversity on Thursday while defending the cutbacks, the Associated Press reports. According to the channel, its transition to more […]

Melissa Harris Perry *Melissa Harris-Perry has fired off some parting shots about her swift exit from MSNBC – written 140 characters at a time. The former host took to Twitter Tuesday to reveal details of her recent removal from the cable channel, expressing regret for not speaking up earlier for other MSNBC hosts who were abruptly […]

[…] she faced after speaking out at the White House event, according to RollingOut. Although Obama received his fair share of support for his handling of the incident, Melissa Harris-Perry was less than encouraged. Addressing the president’s accomplishments for the week  on Sunday (June 28), Harris-Perry’s MSNBC show, professor Paul Frymer touched on Gutierrez’s interruption, […]