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.

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 ...

Series led by Black characters have left an indelible mark on TV, bringing Black art, Black pride and Black issues into America's living rooms. Julia was the first weekly TV series that starred a ...

Abbott Elementary. Atlanta. The Chi. Queen Sugar. The Other Black Girl. Swarm. There’s no doubt about it—we’re in the midst of the Golden Age of Black television. “The last few years have been very ...