a realistic depiction of ourselves. - issa, what's on fleek? - and the only way that that could be done was by changing the people who were telling the stories. - i don't know what that means. i know what that shit means. - by putting more seats at the table for black storytellers, writers, creators directors. - and that's a big difference in what we saw before. - [announcer] "the adventures of ozzie and harriet," starring the entire nelson family. - [announcer] "father knows best." (soaring instrumental music) - the tv landscape in the 1950s was considered the golden age television. you would have these great shows like "i love lucy," classic television shows, but you didn't have black representation until you started seeing shows like "beulah." - cereal, miss alice? - [ernie] "amos 'n andy" was the first all-black sitcom. - mornin', andy. - mornin, amos. - [ernie] but it was boycotted by the naacp, and after only two seasons in 1953, the show was canceled. - my problem with "amos 'n andy" is that there were no black writers in the room, obviously. that often can lead to stereotypes. - these shows mocking black voices,