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Yet to me and some scholars, critics and TV producers, something is missing. Some recent shows confuse hopelessness with being authentically Black. Others display what one scholar calls an "apolitical multiculturalism"— they feature Black and brown actors but rarely explore their characters' race or ethnicity.

The other night, while flipping through the channels (when is football season???), we came across an academic economic discussion on METV. It involved a soon-to-be college professor named Michael Stivic and an opinionator of some note named Archie Bunker.

Tom Deignan unpacks the TV character Archie Bunker with author Jim Cullen, who wrote 'Those Were the Days: Why "All in the Family" Still Matters.'

It was a singular moment in television history, one etched in people’s minds for the unexpected poignancy of the simple scene. Archie Bunker had become

It is now the days after the 2022 mid-term elections in the United States. If the Republicans experienced a number of victories over the Democrats, you can expect your life, […]

My favorite movie of all ... This has nothing to do with the column or the comedians Im writing about today, but I just saw my favorite movie,

Brittney Griner still sits in a Russian prison for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Ponder the absurdity of the previous sentence. And yet the outrageousness of what am...

"I think he would have gone the way of Liz Cheney," the "All in the Family" star said.

I am truly humbled by the outpouring of support, the actor wrote on Twitter. Thank you all for your very kind well wishes. I am doing much better and looking forward to being

We often mean different things when we talk about what it means for a TV show to be great, so heres a possible definition: All in the Family, which debuted on Jan. 12, 1971, scored high on a trifecta of popularity, artistic accomplishment and groundbreaking moral and social seriousness. Its the combination of these elements that make it one of the greatest shows in the history of American television. The series was the passion project of television writer and producer Norman Lear, a working...