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Lawwwwd! Ned the Wino has gon’ on to glory. Veteran actor, Raymond G. Allen, Sr., has passed away. Raymond G. Allen, Sr., a character actor who played Uncle Woody in “Sanford and Son,” Ned the Wino on “Good Times,” mechanic Merle the Earl in “Starsky and Hutch, has passed away at 91 years old. The […]

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When many people think about the most memorable moments in black television history, the first storyline to pop into their minds is when Florida Evans read a letter informing her that her husband, James Evans, had died. And of course there’s the scene when Florida had her breakdown in the kitchen, when she could no […]

The team behind Black-ish is prepping another episode that’s sure to have everyone talking for the season 2 finale. Black-ish is continuing to build up the buzz surrounding the series (especially coming off of the episode about police brutality), and the cast will be paying homage to another Black TV family. According to Shadow And […]

Tom Joyner, WTTE Exclusives

The Evans’ family is one of the most iconic TV families in the history of television. The series ran from 1974 until 1979 and in…

Over the years there have been several African American sitcoms to grace to TV screen.  Check out our gallery that pays tribute to those sitcoms: