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Matthew Shepard | 75
Season 1 Episode 75
In October 1998 a gay college student in Laramie, Wyoming was brutally beaten by two men he met in a local bar. The men pretended they were gay to lu…
3 years, 9 months ago
Black Sitcoms | 74
Season 1 Episode 74
Following the success of The Cosby Show and its spinoff A Different World in the 1980s,TV networks were eager to include more Black programming.
In…
3 years, 10 months ago
In Living Color | 73
Season 1 Episode 73
In April 1990, the first episode of In Living Color aired on Fox TV changing the face and tone of television.
The half hour sketch show created by Kee…
3 years, 10 months ago
Introducing... 1972
1972, a seven-part historical audio drama series detailing the powerful story of Shirley Chisholm and Angela Davis, two highly respected Black women …
3 years, 10 months ago
HIV/AIDS Advocacy | 72
Season 1 Episode 72
In 1992 HIV/AIDS hit a grim milestone in the United States when it became the number one cause of death among men ages 25 to 44.
Since there was still…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Life and Legacy of Ryan White | 71
Season 1 Episode 71
During the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the North American blood supply became contaminated with HIV from infected donors. As a result, by the mi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Barney | 70
Season 1 Episode 70
Sheryl Leach, a working mom in Texas was stuck in traffic when she dreamt up the idea of a plush-toy dinosaur that comes to life and entertains a bac…
4 years ago
Introducing... Basic!: The unofficial history of cable television
Before the streaming wars began, or YouTube and Vine gave rise to social media as we know it, there was a different, albeit surprising, force dominat…
4 years ago
The Pam and Tommy Sex Tape | 69
Season 1 Episode 67
Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were one of the most famous celebrity couple of the 90s. So when a homemade sex tape from the couple’s honeymoon was st…
4 years ago
The 1994 Baseball Strike | 68
Season 1 Episode 68
The World Series has been a reliable tradition since 1904. It’s been played during both World Wars, the Depression, after 9-11 and more recently duri…
4 years ago