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It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans – those who have sealed the Deal, who aren’t beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement.

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Yes, it’s hard to stay in shape, but it’s also hard to raise kids. That doesn’t mean you get to drop them off at your local fire station when they get to be a handful.

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The Martin Show,’ the ‘Jamie Foxx show,’ ‘Living Single,’ ‘The Wayans Brothers,’ ‘Hanging with Mr. Cooper…’ Some of these shows were good, some were typical television, but they facilitated a lot of work for blacks in front of as well as behind the camera. A lot of us in Hollywood thought it was the beginning of a real racial breakthrough.

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May 3, 2024

The Martin Show,’ the ‘Jamie Foxx show,’ ‘Living Single,’ ‘The Wayans Brothers,’ ‘Hanging with Mr. Cooper…’ Some of these shows were good, some were typical television, but they facilitated a lot of work for blacks in front of as well as behind the camera. A lot of us in Hollywood thought it was the beginning of a real racial breakthrough.

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May 3, 2024

Yes, it’s hard to stay in shape, but it’s also hard to raise kids. That doesn’t mean you get to drop them off at your local fire station when they get to be a handful.

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