Watching clips from popular 1970s shows like “Room 222” and “The White Shadow” is like ... the most realistic portrayals of Black life ever put on TV. Still, few if any of the Black ...

‘If it’s not a hood story, it’s not a Black story.’ And you know, sometimes I feel left out of that.” “If there’s ever ... if Jaleel White has seen any of the television shows ...

Ahead of today’s premiere of Beyond the Gates (2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on CBS), Val Jean talks about how she went about crafting the first Black one-hour daytime drama to air on television and the ...

premiered in 1989 and made history as the first to begin with a Black family, although the show also featured a largely white cast. The show stars "Madam Secretary" star Clifton Davis as former ...