TV in Black: The First Fifty Years [320543] Released: 2004-01-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 100 mins Popularity: 1.1908 Vote Average: 4 Vote Count: 1 Overview: 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. Cast [26] Muhammad AliSelf Jonelle AllenSelf John Amos Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf Desi Arnaz Obba BabatundéSelf Pearl BaileySelf Lucille Ball Harry BelafonteSelf Patricia BelcherSelf Willie BestSelf H. Rap BrownSelf Cindy BirdsongSelf James BrownSelf Cab CallowaySelf Diahann Carroll Ray CharlesSelf Bill CosbySelf Sammy Davis Jr.Self Ruby Dee Redd Foxx Marvin GayeSelf Whoopi GoldbergSelf Arsenio HallSelf Lena HorneSelf Michael JacksonSelf Trailers