The Best Black Shows
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- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
- CreatorMike EvansNorman LearEric MonteStarsJa'net DuBoisRalph CarterBernNadette StanisA poor African-American family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerWealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- CreatorGeorge KirgoPeter NelsonStarsTeresa GravesDennis RuckerCharles CioffiAdventures of sexy & sassy black undercover cop Christie Love.
- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorDan T. BradleyAllan L. RiceStanley Ralph RossStarsClifton DavisTheresa MerrittTed LangeClifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.
- StarsT.K. CarterKhandi AlexanderSean NelsonChronicles a West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.
- CreatorJeff HarrisBernie KukoffStarsGary ColemanTodd BridgesConrad BainThe misadventures of suave Park Avenue millionaire Phillip Drummond, his teenage daughter Kimberly, and their current housekeeper Edna Garrett who adopted the two pre-teenage sons of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- CreatorAaron McGruderStarsRegina KingJohn WitherspoonGary Anthony WilliamsBrothers Huey and Riley Freeman experience a culture clash when they leave Chicago to move in with their grandfather in the suburbs.
- StarsRichard PryorRobin WilliamsEdie McClurgAn American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonDanielle SpencerA trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.
- StarsChris RockGrandmaster FlashMonteria IveyAmerica's funniest comedian in a less than PC setting. It's hilarious !
- CreatorRichard AppelMike HenrySeth MacFarlaneStarsMike HenrySanaa LathanKevin Michael RichardsonCleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia with his son, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.
- StarsDon CorneliusDiana PuskasQueen TurnerCreated by music impresario Don Cornelius, Soul Train is an African-American focused music-dance television program that aired 35 years, primarily featuring performances by R&B, soul, funk, pop, and hip hop artists.
- StarsRockmond DunbarDarrin Dewitt HensonAaron MeeksThe everyday life and problems of the Josephs, a black family living in Chicago, Illinois.
- CreatorNeal BrennanDave ChappelleStarsDave ChappelleDonnell RawlingsRudy RushComedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
- CreatorJohn BowmanTopper CarewMartin LawrenceStarsMartin LawrenceTisha CampbellThomas Mikal FordSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsQueen LatifahKim ColesErika AlexanderFollows the lives of several single male and female roommates and friends in 1990s Brooklyn, New York.
- CreatorByron MinnsScott SandersMichael Jai WhiteStarsMichael Jai WhiteByron MinnsKym WhitleyAction comedy-spoof that follows ex-C. I. A. Agent and full-time ladies man, Black Dynamite, who's out to avenge the death of his brother against kung-fu masters, drug-dealing pimps, and The Man.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsRobert GuillaumeJames NobleInga SwensonJessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
- CreatorLarry WilmoreStarsBernie MacKellita SmithJeremy SuarezA stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
- CreatorStan DanielsStarsCharles S. DuttonElla JoyceRocky CarrollCharles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.