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Diff’rent Strokes was by almost any measure a classic sitcom of the early 80s. The premise, an extremely wealthy white man adopting two black kids from the projects, set the stage for many of the celebrities we see today going to Africa and adopting black babies. (That’s a joke folks before anyone bites my […]
There was a time, many years ago now, where if you turned to VH1, BET, or MTV, no matter what time of day or night, you’d see a music video. You just to have to take me for my word on this one. One of, if not the pioneer of all video countdown shows (including […]
In the Heat of the Night is considered one of, if not the defining film of Sidney Poitier’s career. It spawned an equally popular TV show, and is often earmarked as a ‘defining’ film of the 60s. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: Well, the story of the film revolves around a black […]
Boomerang is one of the enduring black films of the 90s. On the surface it can be categorized as just ‘another Eddie Murphy movie,’ but really it’s so much more. The story revolved around a player named Marcus Graham, who gets the tables turned on him. Most of you probably know the story, so let’s […]
Roc was one of the highlights of Fox’s early days as a network, when much of their programming was built around catering directly to the African-American audience. Set in Baltimore, the dramedy centered around a hard working garbageman, his wife, and his father and brother as they dealt with day to day life. On […]
Oh yes! This one was on and off the list a few times, but in the end it made the cut. Even though I’m known to be more of a Michael Jackson in his prime fan, Purple Rain still played a very important role in my childhood. How you ask? Read on… Relevance: Prince and […]
Television News has been central to documenting the history of African-Americans in the 20th Century. While show business has definitely done its fair share of good and bad in shaping the images of black people around the world, the news at its core documents the ‘real life’ of black America. On to the breakdown… […]
Hollywood Shuffle was the first film written, directed, produced by and starring Robert Townsend. The autobiographical tale is simple enough; a young black actor finally gets his break in the Business, winning the part of the lead pimp in a ‘black’ mashup of West Side Story. The role is so brutally stereotypical though, he wonders […]
The Flip Wilson Show aired in the early part of the 1970s. Its run was relatively short, but it broke a lot of new ground for African-Americans on TV. Read on… Relevance: As the title suggests, the show was a variety show hosted by popular African-American comedian Flip Wilson. Flip’s show became a place […]
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka is both a great parody and tribute to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, the story revolves around a young man who returns home to find out his young brother Junebug has OG’ed; overdosed on gold chains. And while that shot is funny, […]
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