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A little bit. you had been instructed not to say as much or be outspoken. no? >> ive heard that, but i never know who says it. i think its wishful thinking on the part of some people. >> guess who suggested to bill to do the arsenio hall show if you want to get a younger demo? hill-dawg. ♪ >> he attracted a lot of people who werent fans before that night. ♪ >> the 90s was a glorious moment for black television. because you saw these representations that youd never seen before. ♪ the premis...

And "the simpsons" i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> youre stupid. >> doh! >> i think the sitcoms of the 80s -- >> i love you guys. >> -- were such a warm, safe humor. >> you see? the kids, they listen to the rap music, which gives them the brain damage. >> and i think there was a real yearning for another type of humor. ♪ >> ...

Dont touch that dial. were about to flip it for you. >> in five, four, three, two. >> tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. >> theres a lot of things that we do that you couldnt have on network television. >> people are really trying to do something adventurous. >> shame on you! >> this is more celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. >> there is always something on television and some of it may b...

I am seeing a woman. >> in the 90s, gay characters were always secondary or third. there was never a gay character that was the lead of a show. [ laughter ] >> so you want to go look at apartments tomorrow? >> great idea. >> ellen degeneres the comedian was about to come out as a lesbian. >> im on the cover of "time." >> and she does it on "time" magazine. yep, im gay. but they decide that the character that ellen plays on tv will also come out. >> it is just reprehensible that abc, now owned by...

Dont touch that dial. were about to flip it for you. >> in five, four, three, two. >> tv is changing dramatically now with 150 channels that might be available in the near future. >> theres a lot of things that we do that you couldnt have on network television. >> people are really trying to do something adventurous. >> shame on you! >> this is more celebration of culture and opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. >> there is always something on television and some of it may b...

Bucky barnes as they fight bad guys and also social injustice, like when cops racially profile sam or a bank refuses him a loan. he faces a new test when he becomes captain america and brown skin meets the iconic red, white and blue. >> symbols with nothing without the men and women that give them meaning. >> i knew that captain america needed to have a decidedly black identity if sam was going to be captain america and i knew i had to go home and deal with aunts and uncles and cousins and cats ...

Needed to have a decidedly black identity if sam was going to be captain america, and i knew i had to go home and deal with aunts and uncles and cousins and cats i grew up with in the neighborhood and i couldnt pander to them, you know. i needed to challenge them. but i also needed to be respectful because this is a very, very, very powerful platform. >> any doubts about the value of authenticity in this genre vanished with the undeniable success of black panther that paved the way for the black...

He was a fan first. >> i was like 6 or 7 when i read my first luke cage comic. i remember my cousin and i sitting and reading it and all we thought was, this doesnt sound like any black people we know. >> black creatives are changing that. >> the ryan kuglers, regina kings, ava, theres more powerful black people behind the scenes in hollywood now than theres ever been, but theres still not a lot. theres still, you know -- well, lets put it this way, theres room for more. >> sure. these worlds ar...

Even a harriet tubman comic book series. >> the evolution of black heros is one that starts with white folks giving black people their idea of what black heroism looks like. >> david walker has written a slew of d.c. and marvel comic books including luke cage. but he was a fan first. >> i was like 6 or 7 when i read my first luke cage comic. i remember my cousin and i reading it. all we thought was, this doesnt sound like any black people we know. >> black creatives are changing that. >> the rya...

Michael B. Jordan says Killmonger unlikely to return in Black Panther 2.