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Last night was the series premiere of Young Rock, NBC’s newest sitcom. The comedic series follows the upbringing of its namesake, WWE legend and action movie juggernaut, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, through ages 10, 15, and 18. It opens in the year 2032, when Johnson decides to run for President of the United States. In […]

Good neighbors are hard to come by. It’s one thing to live next door to someone, but to get close enough to them that you essentially become a family is another. This is a common theme that is revisited in Black television sitcoms. Neighbors on Black sitcoms range from love-crazed pests to uninvited guests who […]

On August 27, 1992, Martin debuted on Fox. Comedian/actor Martin Lawrence was the show’s main protagonist and namesake. Lawrence plays Martin Payne, a Detroit radio personality who encounters comically bizarre situations with his girlfriend, Gina (Tisha Campbell-Martin), and their friends Tommy, Pam, and Cole (Thomas Mikal Ford, Tichina Arnold, and Carl Anthony Payne II). Not […]

Cree Summer is the undisputed queen of voice acting. The 51-year-old actor has played many notable live-action roles, like her portrayal of the spiritually liberated Winifred “Freddie” Brooks on A Different World, but it’s her voice work on animated films that have kept her extremely busy the last three decades. Summer’s voice is unmistakable no […]

When Aaron McGruder‘s comic strip, The Boondocks, became an animated series, it changed television forever. The show debuted in November of 2005 and was instantly a hit as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim line-up. Black and white audiences watched every Sunday to see retiree Robert “Granddad” Freeman (voiced by John Witherspoon) and his grandsons, […]

Before his shameful fall from grace, Bill Cosby redefined the role of Black fathers on television. Cosby’s portrayal of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Showwas groundbreaking. Cliff’s occupation as a doctor was a refreshing departure from blue-collared blowhards like Fred Sanford and entrepreneurs with a Napoleon complex like George Jefferson. Today, the role of […]

The Mandalorian, “Chapter 15: The Believer” (written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa) premiered Friday, December 11th on Disney Plus

The Hip Hop crime drama Belly isn’t as great as some remember.

Halleloo, ladies! Rupaul is back, and ready add a third queen to the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

Characters from hit Black sitcoms that weren’t wanted or needed.