Tag Archives: TV Shows

Tuesday Open Thread | Black Women on Television: Diahann Carroll as Julia & Dominique Deveraux

Posted on November 24, 2015 by rikyrah

Diahann Carroll has blessed us twice with memorable roles for Black women on television. In 1968, with Julia. And, then again, in 1984 with Dominique Deveraux on Dynasty. I wasn’t born when Julia came on, but I remember Dominique. I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | TV Show Theme Songs

Posted on May 1, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O’Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | TV Show Theme Songs

Posted on April 30, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Night Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on … Continue reading →

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