Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of PBS Newshour, joins TODAY to share his new book "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black ...

Martin. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Living Single. In Living Color. They’re just a few of the shows from the 1990’s boom in Black-centered television. In a new book, PBS Newshour co-anchor Geoff ...

Geoff Bennett was 10 years old and in the wilds of New Jersey on a spring night in 1990, when he saw a show created by Keenen Ivory Wayans called "In Living Color." WAYANS: (As Homey D. Clown) Homey ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Back in the early 1990s, I had a weekly appointment to watch the sitcom “Martin.” Though Fox repeatedly experimented with the day and time the show aired, as it sought to reach our ...

If you look at the totality of an actor’s career, there will always be a standout role everyone remembers that actor for, no matter what other roles they portray. For Darius McCrary and Kellie ...

Many successful American sitcoms from the ‘90s are staples in popular culture, like The Nanny, Frasier, and even Friends. Others that are just as great, unfortunately, slipped through the cracks.

Whether set primarily in an office, a hangout spot, or an actual domestic environment, a great sitcom can be like a second home. The best examples of the classic mishap-based half-hour TV comedy ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Geoff Bennett about his new book, "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms." Geoff Bennett was 10 years old ...