TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.

Loading countdown...
The Meerkats

The Meerkats

2008

Clarkson: Supercar Showdown

Clarkson: Supercar Showdown

2007

Clarkson: The Good The Bad The Ugly

Clarkson: The Good The Bad The Ugly

2006

The Obama Deception

The Obama Deception

2009

Café de los maestros

Café de los maestros

2008

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

2003

Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith

Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith

2008

American Swing

American Swing

2009

The Reality of Bob Burnquist

The Reality of Bob Burnquist

2005

Banned from Television

Banned from Television

1998

L'Extrême Droite dans l'Histoire : Du général Boulanger à Jean-Marie Le Pen

L'Extrême Droite dans l'Histoire : Du général Boulanger à Jean-Marie Le Pen

2002

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005

Stallone, profession héros

Stallone, profession héros

2019

Namibia: The Story of a German Colony

Namibia: The Story of a German Colony

2019

Excavating Taylor Mead

Excavating Taylor Mead

2005

Calum von Moger: Unbroken

Calum von Moger: Unbroken

2019

Fathers of Football

Fathers of Football

2018

Bukowski: Born Into This

Bukowski: Born Into This

2003

An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

2006

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008