A group of Black Panthers helped launch ‘The Jeffersons’ 50 years ago
The Jeffersons,” which debuted a half-century ago this year, presented the image of an upwardly mobile Black businessman, ...
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‘We Didn't Hear Anything Back’: 'Good Times' Stars BernNadette Stanis Says She and Jimmie Walker Were Blindsided by the Cartoon Version Despite JJ's Similar Pitch Years Ago
But Stanis says her co-star Jimmie Walker pitched a cartoon version of ... seemed to not understand her. Lear passed away in 2023 at the age of 101. “I love Norman, and I do believe that he ...
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Norman Lear, Jewish creator of pioneering TV comedies including ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101
(JTA) — Norman Lear, the Jewish TV pioneer behind iconic comedies of the 1970s and 1980s that helped bring social commentary and Black characters into the mainstream, has died at 101. Lear’s ...