Revolution Televised: Prime Time and the Struggle for Black Power

Acham employs critical, cultural, historical, and discursive analyses to "reread" classic and contemporary television texts, such as Black Journal, Soul Train, The Flip Wilson Show, Sanford and Son, Julia, Good Times, The Richard Pryor Show, and The Chris Rock Show.Acham's choice of television programs may prompt some readers to question why these shows were chosen over other important airings such as The Nat King Cole Show, Showtime at the Apollo, Arsenio, or the oftstudied The Cosby Show.