| Author Name: | Boyd, Herb |
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| Date: | 1996, Feb-March |
| Journal: | Crisis |
| Volume: | vol. 103, no. 2 |
| Topic: | Race and Film |
| Pages: | 22-25 |
The author examines how different scholars analyze the portrayal of blacks in television programs and films. According to the TV critic Donald Bogle, an excessive amount of comedy is associated with blacks in TV programs. Diane Williams, a writer, feels that serious programs concerning the blacks are not given an equal opportunity and are terminated before they become popular. According to James Muhammad, editor of the Final Call, the media highlights the negative points of black culture without emphasizing its good aspects.