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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, […]