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Published: May 31, 2008

Watts says network will cover more issues
Black audience will hear about more than crime

By Jim Stafford

Americans segregate themselves in white churches and black churches and listen to music that targets black listeners and music that targets white listeners, former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts said.

So why, then, would a cable news network that targets black viewers be seen as anything but the norm, Watts said Friday in a telephone interview from Washington.

The Oklahoma native plans to launch the Black Television N...

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