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
run, yasmine! run like the wind! ental music) - do you feel that there is not enough representation? 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
of music on the charts. - quincy jones recognized that hip hop was gonna change america parents just don t understand and that will smith was gonna be part of that. - hey, uncle phil! oh! (audience laughs) this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down - will smith was a rapper. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - he had albums. and then even the starting of the show was amazing. it had a storyline you can follow as the credits were going. of a town called bel-air - will happened to be in la. he was at a party at quincy jones s house. will never really acted before in his life. - the only kind of audition i had was quincy s birthday. he said, so here s the deal. everybody that needs to say yes for this show is sitting out in that living room right now, waiting for you. and i thought, gimme 10 minutes. and he s like, all right, y all, audition in 10 minutes! audition in 10 minutes! oh yo, the plane ride was stupid! i was up in first class. - excuse me? - no,
- there s yet another big shake up in the tv landscape when hip hop meets rodeo drive. - [male reporter] it is called rap music. - they keep saying it s a fad. - rap music is not a fad. - in fact, rap is one of the largest grossing forms of music on the charts. - quincy jones recognized that hip hop was gonna change america parents just don t understand and that will smith was gonna be part of that. - hey, uncle phil! oh! (audience laughs) this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down - will smith was a rapper. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - he had albums. and then even the starting of the show was amazing. it had a storyline you can follow as the credits were going. of a town called bel-air - will happened to be in la. he was at a party at quincy jones s house. will never really acted before in his life. - the only kind of audition i had was quincy s birthday. he said, so here s the deal. everybody that needs to say yes for this show is sitting out in that