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Was making $10,000 a week and he gave all that up to march with martin luther king. - dick gregory has been dubbed the father of black political comedy. - and moms mabley was the mother of black female comedians. - he said, "where will you find another man like me?" i said, "in the graveyard." (audience laughing) - she was one of the first black female comics ever, the harriet tubman of comedy. - when she got off that stage, she would transform into her real truth, which was wearing a zoot suit ...

I think about nicole byer. streaming allows for new faces and new players to get into the game to find success. - with the explosion of streaming, black comedians started making these record breaking deals on streaming networks. the list goes on and on. - so to see them be established and getting big checks for doing big series, that shows that there has been some growth in the industry. - youre looking at half of netflixs budget right here on stage. (audience laughing) - thanks, netflix. - than...

About the great people that came before us when signing these huge deals because there were a lot of people who gave their all to the craft and died with nothing financially to show for it. - looking back on everything that youve done, if you could change anything, what would it be? - write in my underwear. (interviewer laughing) - its a great time to be a black comedian right now, because when you think about our past and where weve come from. (audience clapping) the moms mabley, dick, gregory,...

There have been so many more opportunities and platforms for black comedians. - more i think about the future, i think about the black comics that really sort of move me. i think about people like amber ruffin. i think about sam jay. i think about nicole byer. streaming allows for new faces and new players to get into the game to find success. - with the explosion of streaming, black comedians started making these record breaking deals on streaming networks. the list goes on and on. - so to see ...

Look at the ratings. thats 60 million people. its absurd that he would die broke. - he died with nothing. you know, eddie murphy paid the funeral costs. - i think its important that we dont forget about the great people that came before us when signing these huge deals because there were a lot of people who gave their all to the craft and died with nothing financially to show for it. - looking back on everything that youve done, if you could change anything, what would it be? - write in my under...

To go to her dressing room. she went out by the pool and just dipped her feet, her little, pretty feet, in the water. they drained the pool and repainted it. so redd was from that era, from that chitlin circuit. - redd foxx, he had comedy albums that were raunchy, and they thought he would never make it on tv. how could he clean up his act? and then he goes on television. - my first wife, i had a 1942 buick, and her. (audience laughing) and i left both of them to come to california. (audience la...

- redd foxx, he had comedy albums that were raunchy, and they thought he would never make it on tv. how could he clean up his act? and then he goes on television. - my first wife, i had a 1942 buick, and her. (audience laughing) and i left both of them to come to california. (audience laughing) didnt hurt too bad cause neither one of em was working. (audience laughing) - now did he clean up his act? in a way he did. but you knew what he was thinking. (upbeat percussive music) - in 1971, the inte...

- and moms mabley was the mother of black female comedians. - he said, "where will you find another man like me?" i said, "in the graveyard." (audience laughing) - she was one of the first black female comics ever, the harriet tubman of comedy. - when she got off that stage, she would transform into her real truth, which was wearing a zoot suit and having two women on her arm. - we have to understand who moms mabley was. she was a gay, black woman. - nobody knew that at the time because she coul...

Most of the pets and all of the humans at Craig Road Pet Cemetery were cremated, the people having requested to have their animals’ cremains placed with theirs.

In a way that it shouldve been portrayed. - julia and corey baker, this is my sister, wanda waggedorn. - how do you do? - youre a negro! lenny didnt tell me that! - thats all right, wanda. leonard didnt tell us you arent. - she really felt that they were presenting an image of the white negro. - but at the time, i didnt care because theres a black woman on tv. shes a nurse. shes helping people. - diahann carroll was the first black woman to be nominated for an emmy for her performance in that sh...