Research Paper

I decided to research how The Cosby Show influenced how African Americans were portrayed in Hollywood. Prior to The Cosby Show's all-black cast emergence in 1984, other shows of that type portrayed African-Americans as the "Jive" "Streetwise" ghetto stereotype. The Cosby Show was important because it showed black people living in the upper middle class and didn't have that slapstick humor. I hope that this can show how racism is involved in the media.