He challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and earned a Tony nomination for “Home,” a paean to his Southern roots.
As with all traditions in all cultures, it is up to the elders to pass down the rituals, food, language, and customs that identify a group. So, if your auntie, uncle, mom, and so on didn’t teach you how to play Spades, well, that’s a recipe lost. But outside of Spades, Uno and Dominoes, Cookouts, Collective Dancing, and asking who made the Mac’ n’ Cheese, what is bonding us in the present?
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star and children's book author Karyn Parsons visited Providence Children's Museum on Friday for a special reading session.
Black sitcoms have been around for decades, of course — but the ‘90s? That was their heyday. In an exclusive feature for TODAY.com, Tyler Perry and more reflect on their impact.