>”James Evans, the character that John played on Good Times, was the first Black man as householder on TV. The whole family, the father making it work for the family. When I was coming up Black men were generally portrayed as absent fathers, shiftless, fodder for prison and criminals. And John Amos changed that. May his name forever be blessed.”
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I hope both their names are forever blessed. LeVar Burton is a treasure.
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>”James Evans, the character that John played on Good Times, was the first Black man as householder on TV. The whole family, the father making it work for the family. When I was coming up Black men were generally portrayed as absent fathers, shiftless, fodder for prison and criminals. And John Amos changed that. May his name forever be blessed.”
I hope both their names are forever blessed. LeVar Burton is a treasure.