NFS : No Smooth Ride on TV Networks’ Road to Diversity

 

By EDWARD WYATT

Published: March 17, 2009

LOS ANGELES — On the eve of Barack Obama’s election last fall as the first African-American president, television seemed to be leaning toward a post-racial future. In October two prominent cable networks — CNN and Comedy Central — began new programs that featured black hosts, a development that was notable because so few current programs on cable or broadcast channels have minority leads.

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