Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, Black TV hosts have defied expectations, pushed cultural conversations forward and created spaces where Black (or ...

In 2025, corporate America backed away from DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) promises, and Hollywood quietly cut back on diversity programs. But Black talent refused to be erased from TV screens.

During the early development of television, and long before the Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s, Black entertainers had opportunities to host TV variety shows. Several programs, including ...

This has been a phenomenal year for Black television creators, bringing us some of the most captivating, funny, and thought-provoking series across every genre. From comedies that make us laugh out ...