Books, Nostalgia, Entertainment, and Lifestyle.
Books, Nostalgia, Entertainment, and Lifestyle.
He was one of the best TV dads. I grew up watching reruns of shows like 227 and learned to appreciate classic Black productions, characters, and the actors who brought them to life. Many people don’t know that 227 was a stage play before it hit TV, where Williams first played Mary’s (Marla Gibbs) husband, Lester Jenkins.
Murphy never got the money, but he got a hit song instead.
Demond Wilson brought Fred Sanford’s (Redd Foxx) only son to life and played him well.
Jackson’s third studio album was her commercial breakthrough and influenced generations of female artists to take charge of their sounds.
No one expected The Jeffersons to be as successful as it was, but with Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson, success wasn’t far.
Let’s take a moment to pay homage to Heavy D.
Janet Jackson’s Control album skyrocketed her career, but before that, fans saw her on their television screens.
Sitcoms were filled with humor, real-life lessons in a fictional universe, and classic characters in the 1970s.
