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| cast of Good Times (CBS press photo) Jimmie Walker, Bernadette Stanis, John Amos & Esther Rolle (1975) |
The show, Good Times, we watched out of pride, and the show I gleaned insight into a mentality, a worldview outside of my world. I did not relate to the show as a reflection of my life or family. It was a remarkable series with many benefits and one major flaw: it was written by Norman Mailer, a white man.
In the 1970's fresh off the trail and trail of social activism the insistence of white Hollywood to write other people's stories was the next hurdle. . . - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6/15/16
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