Tag Archives: Mad Men
Mad Men’s Token Black Character?: Teyonah Parris Becomes First African American in Ad Office
Parris talks how she got the role and why it's an important step in show's success
Actress talks how she got the role, what it means and why she’s not just…
By BlackEnterprise.com
April 13, 2012
Tags: actors, black actors, black hollywood, Dawn Chambers, Diversity, entertainment industry, Los Angeles Times, Mad Men, television industry, teyonah parris, TV-Video, women professionals
Nostalgia TV? Not Feeling the Love
The good old days of Mad Men, Pan Am and The Playboy Club all send a familiar message to Black actors: no positions available
I have zero interest, at least so far, in the new shows Pan Am, ABC’s…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
October 3, 2011
Tags: ABC, black actors, Blacks in Hollywood, blacks on television, Diversity, Diversity in Hollywood, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Emmy Awards, Hugh Hefner, Jack Baker, Jennifer Jackson, Mad Men, minorities on television, Mohawk Airlines, Naturi Naughton, NBC, NBC Universal, Pan Am, Playboy, Ruth Carol Taylor, student activist, The Emmys, The Playboy Club, TV-Video
