asner: i ll tell you about the golden age of television. this period in time will be looked upon as the platinum age. lear: our obligation is to entertain, and if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. kunta. kunta kinte. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television network. congress has no right interfere with the media. well, excuse me! we have a responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s, which end in a few hours, have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously, but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. what was allowed that hadn t been before? it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an al
indictment he is facing. plus, actor marcus scribner is in our simone spotlight. once the child star on the comedy, black-ish, now in the final season of grown-ish. what is next in his career and his role in climate change activism? i have something to say. it s been just over a week since the six conservative justices on the united states supreme court upended decades of precedent, banning the consideration of race in the college admissions process. now, americans are beginning to evaluate this new terrain with some launching new efforts in the fight for racial equity and education, others working overtime to shut out students of color. this week, a group called lawyers for civil rights, or lcr, filed a complaint against harvard university. one of the response to the supreme court admissions cases one behalf of three civil rights organizations based in boston. they are asking the federal government to intervene and abolish a system called legacy preference. legacy preferen
Because after the last incident, i had children bussed in. When i think about the history of black television, i think about when black folks watch, we watch to zero in on us. Instead of making us celebrate your holidays, why dont you celebrate some of ours . What about tupacs birthday . And when you have so little, it means everything. All of those shows, they all matter so much. It feels like theres been more of an ebb and flow and an evolution. It is so important for us to have true authenticity. Why we always the only black people here . Thats why representation matters, black stories told by black people. Im trying to tell you something. [man] we set the pace for sit comedy. You hear that, elizabeth . Im coming to join ya, honey . From Sanford And Son to the other black shows. What is this . Loved The Jeffersons. Monogrammed shirt, brand new silk tie. Is that a tie . I thought your tongue was hanging out. Good times is one of my favorite sitcoms because you could not tell me that
because after the last incident, i had children bussed in. - when i think about the history of black television, i think about when black folks watch, we watch to zero in on us. - instead of making us celebrate your holidays, why don t you celebrate some of ours? what about tupac s birthday? - and when you have so little, it means everything. all of those shows, they all matter so much. - it feels like there s been more of an ebb and flow and an evolution. - it is so important for us to have true authenticity. - why we always the only black people here? - that s why representation matters, black stories told by black people. - i m trying to tell you something. - [man] we set the pace for sit comedy. - you hear that, elizabeth? i m coming to join ya, honey? - from sanford and son to the other black shows. - what is this? - loved the jeffersons. - monogrammed shirt, brand new silk tie. - is that a tie? i thought your tongue was hanging out. - good times is one of my favori
stay tuned to find out. we a off in a 4th of july edition of supermarket showdown. we re also going to answer your fan mail questions. and we have a brand new segment for you. we rionse looking back at our 4h of july. favorite memories. fourth oebut first is the five n fun extravaganza. g into we re diving into some summer topics to celebrate. some su4th of july. first up, butter up your popcorn hollywood summer blockbuster season is in full swing. hey, barbie, can i cometonigh to your house tonight? sure. ure.i don t have anything big planned. just a giant blowout party with all the barbies and plat n and a bespoke song, you should stop by. so cool. foould wy we go to the middle of nowhere. for who knows how longr who kn? why? why? mporta how about? because this is the most important thing that ever happened in the histornt y, the world. and those are just a couple of the big flicks hitting theaters. soe bi our all time favoriteall- blockbuster. i guess we have some t