The 1970s sitcom Good Times became well-known for not only being funny but also facing challenging issues of the day head on. From prejudice to drug abuse to poverty, the Norman Lear-produced show ...

Airing from 1974 to 1979, the Norman Lear-helmed comedy Good Times saw the Evans family boldly tackle weighty subjects including child abuse, poverty, and unemployment. Starring John Amos as family ...

Pompano Beach Arts and the Rock Road Restoration Historical Group, Inc. will present a new annual exhibition honoring the life and legacy of Esther Rolle, a groundbreaking actress and activist. Born ...

Good Times, the TV show that ran on CBS from 1974 to 1979, has been widely and rightfully lauded for being the first show on U.S. television to depict a Black nuclear family. But like many such ...

Breaking news to your phone. US mobile only. No password required. Broadway + NYC Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music West End / UK How many Broadway shows has ...

Throughout her childhood in a quaint Pompano Beach neighborhood and on a street that now bears her name, Esther Rolle grew up surrounded by an abundance of love and support that would shape her ...

“Just looking out of the window, watching the asphalt grow, thinking how it all looks hand-me-down, good times, yeah yeah, good times.” — Lyrics from the theme song of television show Good Times The ...

Actress Esther Rolle, who played the gruff but kindly matriarch on television’s Good Times, has been inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. The actress appeared in the hit movie Driving Miss ...

We look back at a 1982 Detroit Black Journal interview with actress Esther Rolle. E 4516/2 In a 1982 interview, actress Esther Rolle discusses being black in Hollywood. Episode 4516/Segment 2.