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“Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “Sanford and Son” brought a wave of Black characters to TV, even as the shows opened up tensions over stereotypes.

Coley: every time you see someone who makes the completely ill informed idea of using blackface as a costume, that was fermented with shows like amos 'n' andy. mother: oh my lord. toofer: you realize this is incredibly offensive? tina fey: yes. toofer: and you realize that blackface makeup re-ignites stereotypes african -americans have worked for 100's of years to overcome? jacqueline coley: after amos 'n' andy, the idea of people of color, both in front of and behind the scenes becomes less palatable for people who are writing the cheques. patrick gomez: television, it's ultimately there to s...

Sometimes you need a second opinion. [coughs] good to go. yeah, i think i'll get a second opinion. all these walls gotta go! ah ah ah! i'd love a second opinion. no. i'm going to get a second opinion. with innovation refunds, there's no upfront cost to find out. so why not check like i did for my small business? take the first step to see if your small business qualifies for the erc. hustleman: yow, check it out, hustleman is in the house malcolm venable: the mid -90s was a golden era for black sitcoms. michael schneider: as fox went with predominantly african-american casts, you had new netwo...

Bambi haggins: the cw just decides not to do sitcoms anymore and that cuts out all black programming. latoya ferguson: it's something fox did earlier, you start your network based on black sitcoms, and then when you get enough viewers, you make the pivot to the quote unquote, more mainstream white audiences, which of course, also gets you better advertisers. aramide: you have this major erasure of people of color except for, you know, side characters. lucas brown eyes: when you are erased from the media, when you-- when you turn on the television and there are a hundred channels, thousands of ...

Jan Barker Alexander leaves a 27-year legacy of community building at Stanford; she created programs that serve as a national model for intellectual engagement, cultural awareness, leadership development, and social justice.