For the network, she will contribute to their programming and develop hour-long specials, the first of which airs July 24.
Deadline reports that MHP will utilize her background in political science scholarship to cover the national conventions of the major parties.
Her first assignment will be to co-anchor election coverage for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions along with with BET News correspondent Marc Lamont Hill. The cable net will air an hourlong recap special on the GOP confab at 11 AM Sunday, July 24. It will include the convention’s most talked-about highlights along with exclusive interviews with newsmakers and celebrities.
Melissa Harris-Perry exited her eponymous MSNBC show earlier this month with a leaked internal memo and a series of scathing tweets.
Since her initial exit, MHP has not appeared on television to discuss severing ties with the network. Today, she appeared on The View to talk about why she left the network and her next career moves.
Melissa Harris-Perry explained that though the leaked email to her team seemed abrupt, she was reacting to months of neglect from the network, "The show had basically been cancelled."
Harris-Perry says the network finally reached out to her to save face amidst questions about her absence. Though MSNBC did not support the continuance of the show, they did invite her back on air to offer political commentary. The professor declined. "I don't care more about MSNBC's reputation than I do about the #Nerdland family."
Final negotiations between the professor and MSNBC broke down, and she did not take a severance package. "I decided to bet on my voice," says Harris-Perry.
Oprah's new stake in Weight Watchers has already made her tons of money. With her latest commercials for the brands, she details her own struggles with weight loss. We've seen Oprah's journey in getting her life healthier, but what message is she sending?
In an open letter, Melissa Harris-Perry tells Oprah that they are much more important components to Oprah's life than her dress size.
Actress, writer, and musician Amandla Sternberg, who was named to TIME's most influential teens list, recently appeared on the Melissa Harris-Perry show to discuss social media activism and her new comic book series "Niobe: She is Life."
Since June 11th, the internet has been buzzing with News reports of Rachel Dolezal, the president of the local NAACP chapter in Spokane, WA and a professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University, who identifies as a black woman although she is of European ancestry.
Black women have long battled at the forefront of civil rights movements. Their leadership and commitment have shaped what we recognize as Black Freedom Movements. The discussion moderated by Melissa Harris-Perry included Joyce Ladner, sociologist and civil rights activist; Avis Jones De-Weever, former executive director, National Council of Negro Women; Janai Nelson, associate director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; and Charlene A. Carruthers, national director, Black Youth Project 100 as panelists.
On Saturday's episode of Melissa Harris-Perry's weekly show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry talked with Marissa Alexander via satellite, about her release, her future plans, and what it has been like for the mother of three to return home, after being away from her children for so long.
Melissa Harris-Perry took Robert R. Jennings to task for his dangerous comments on sexual assaultthat surfaced on the Internet last week. Jennings issued a half-hearted apology wherein her emphasized the need for "personal responsibility" on his campus.
