There are few anachronisms from the 1970s that most Americans ... shows such as “The Jeffersons,” I miss one storytelling element from that era that seems to be missing from contemporary Black ...

Mr. Coker says the same sort of thing is happening on TV as more African American storytellers find that audiences are eager to see shows presented in the most uncompromised way, with black stars ...

During the early 1970s, substantial ... Chisholm (D-N.Y.), the first African American congresswoman and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate, took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives ...

Gradually, people began to push the networks to allow more roles for people of color and by the mid 1970s, producer Norman Lear was ushering in a new wave of African-Americans with shows like “S ...

Cole enlisted Bob Henry to produce, direct, and write the program; Henry would later go on to helm African-American Flip Wilson‘s successful 1970s TV variety show. The program‘s arranging and ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct 1 (Reuters) - John Amos, the U.S. football player turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles in the 1970s TV series ... Black American family, criticizing the show's writers ...