From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
Ruby Dee
Norman Lear
Tim Reid
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Steven Bochco
Diahann Carroll
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Hal Kanter
Sheldon Leonard
Denise Nicholas
Alvin F. Poussaint
Esther Rolle
David L. Wolper
Patricia A. Turner
The MovieLand Movie
Pride & Snide
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
The Polio Crusade
The World's Fastest Indian
BRATS
My Brother Is an Only Child
Salvador (Puig Antich)
Pretty Old
Asaltar los cielos
Conversations of a Marriage
Bernard Tapie, le spectacle permanent
L’odyssée musicale de Kate Bush
Malcolm X
The Last Emperor
Munich
