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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 ....
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 ....
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, bra ....
- how do you do? - you re a negro! lenny didn t tell me that! - that s all right, wanda. leonard didn t tell us you aren t. - she really felt that they were presenting an image of the white negro. - but at the time, i didn t care because there s a black woman on tv. she s a nurse. she s helping people. - diahann carroll was the first black woman to be nominated for an emmy for her performance in that show. - it represented the first time that a black family went into the homes of americans on a weekly basis. it did establish that premise, and i was very pleased about that. (upbeat funky music) - the success of the television show julia opened the door for redd foxx, who was this underground comedy legend. - that s the money i was saving for my heart operation! you hear that elizabeth? i m coming to join ya, honey! - love sanford and son. you give me the first line of a sanford and son line, i can finish it for you. - for every man, there s a woman. ....
you know what? this isn t our story to tell, but we re gonna give you what you need to tell it. - and it has become this massive pop culture moment that everyone loves, and it s such an honest portrayal of black life. - i ve been tased before! tase me again! i ll survive! - we wanted to talk about things that felt like everyday life on a tuesday for black people, not juneteenth. it s not king day. (laughs) it s just gonna be like a tuesday, and this is what we had to deal with on a tuesday. that s where we always felt this show needed to live, and so i feel like those were the ways that insecure felt different. gotta take a risk sometime gotta take a risk (lively music) - dear white people. we filmed dear white people, season one in 2016. our last day of filming was the day of the presidential election. dear white people ended up releasing in a trump world. ....