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We would go to school and talk about it but there was a weird underlining racial part. we were not spending as much time with our white classmates because we were off and we were off because we did not learn this in school. >> one of the things about "roots" it was a book addedtation. >> like the women of bewster place. starring oprah winfrey. >> it was part of. when she got the rights to "brewster place" it had a track record and because oprah was big enough she could populate it with people with name recognition. >> i bet you have a new fella.

And there's a bitter sweetness to that. though, it wasn't the first, it was still one of the few. so, that's the bitter part. but the sweet part, is that we got to do it. we are still in the fight to tell our stories. - [crowd] equality! - when do we want it? - [crowd] now! - [announcer] while the supreme court does not always align with public opinion, today's verdicts would seem to suggest the court is not immune to changing attitudes either. - [announcer] the category is, live. - [justin] "pose," centers around a found family of queer, mostly black folks in the ballroom scene of new york in...

That was a situation that we may, some of us may never be in again. >> a lot of times you don't know when you are making history. you are just in the moment to do the right thing and the best thing that you can at the time. and there is a bittersweetness to that. >> it was not the first it was one of the few. so, that is the bitter part. the sweet part is that we got to do it. we are still in the fight to tell our stories. >> while the supreme court does not always align with public opinion, today's verdicts would seem to suggest that court is not immune to changing attitudes, either. >> the c...

Roles and taking on a different persona it is uncomfortable. >> i don't think it would be true today but it was true 20 years ago. >> now, we all run our mouths about how precious this family tradition is. but suddenly when it is at my house i am the only one that can make time for it? >> soul food, tv series, another show that influenced a culture. shout out to tillman that did the movie. i love the movie "soul food" but then it spun off into a tv series. you think about it, it is about the dynamics with a black family. it made a lot of people connected to their families, girlfriends, to the ...

And so, they were more open to new ideas. the casting, the music, definitely meant it was a non-network kind of show, or a new network kinda show, if you will. so, "new york undercover" in a way is a precursor to a lot of the crime dramas with black leads that now we take for granted. - we were very intentional with a show like "new york undercover." there's so many people that guest starred on that show. tay diggs, terrance howard, aunjanue ellis, tyra banks. "new york undercover" was the shit. (laughs) it was. it was. "the wire" is widely considered one of the best television shows in histor...