| Black to the Future | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Starring | David Alan Grier |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | February 24 – February 27, 2009 |
Black to the Future is a 2009 television miniseries that originally aired on VH1 from February 24 to February 27, 2009.[1] The show, which is a spin-off of the I Love the... series, discusses the history of events and trends about African Americans and is hosted by David Alan Grier. The title is a reference to the 1985 comedy film, Back to the Future.
Commentators
- Debbie Allen
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Fantasia Barrino
- Ty Barnett
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Tyson Beckford
- Eric Benet
- Ahmed Best
- Alonzo Bodden
- Boyz II Men (Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman)
- Bobby Brown
- Downtown Julie Brown
- Michelle Buteau
- Nick Cannon
- Jordan Carlos
- Hosea Chanchez
- Common
- Lavell Crawford
- Affion Crockett
- Mark Curry
- Tommy Davidson
- Bill Dawes
- Earthquake
- Dean Edwards
- Karith Foster
- Marina Franklin
- B.D. Freeman
- Godfrey
- Jessica Golden
- Macy Gray
- David Alan Grier
- Kyle Grooms
- Tiffany Haddish
- Kadeem Hardison
- Jeremy Hassell
- John Henton
- Ice-T
- Jesse Jackson
- Jim Jones
- Leslie Jones
- Khalil Kain
- Kool Moe Dee
- Kenny Lattimore
- Tom Lister, Jr.
- Faizon Love
- Loni Love
- Luenell
- MC Lyte
- Kathleen Madigan
- Method Man
- Jerry Minor
- Finesse Mitchell
- Modern Humorist (Michael Colton and John Aboud)
- Garrett Morris
- Phil Morris
- Tia Mowry
- Musiq
- Chuck Nice
- Patrice O'Neal
- Prince Paul
- Keith Powell
- Kevin Powell
- Donnell Rawlings
- Ray J
- Christopher Reid
- Salt-n-Pepa
- Stuart Scott
- Amanda Seales
- Keesha Sharp
- Sherri Shepherd
- Rondell Sheridan
- Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Sherrod Small
- Janell Snowden
- Hal Sparks
- Aries Spears
- Rozonda Thomas
- Guy Torry
- Harvey Walden IV
- Jimmie Walker
- George Weisgerber
- Elon James White
- Kym Whitley
- Hal Williams
- Michelle Williams
- Gina Yashere
Recurring segments
- Brothers with Badges: Ice-T talks about black actors that played police officers in the given decade.
- The Most Groovetastic Songs: Chilli lists three popular songs in the given decade.
- Catchphrases of Color: Jesse Jackson lives through popular phrases in the given decade.
- Cosmic Girls: Sir Mix-a-Lot discusses women he liked in the given decade.
- Fashions of the Decade: Downtown Julie Brown shows us fashion styles in the given decade.
- Whatta Men: Salt-N-Pepa talk about guys they liked in the given decade.
- Rants: Each celebrity gives an opinion on a topic that was covered by the given decade.
- Funniest Fellas: Loni Love lists funny comedians the given decade.
- Soul Sisters: Fantasia Barrino shows us the best female singers in the given decade.
Topics covered by decade
Notice: Throughout the specials they discuss various movies and TV shows and spoil the endings of them.
The '70s
- Good Times
- The Jackson 5
- Afro
- The Wiz
- Sanford and Son
- Soul Train
- Funk Music
- The Jeffersons
- Barry White
- Shaft
- What's Happening!!
- Stevie Wonder
- The White Shadow
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Roots
End Credit Video Lady Marmalade by Labelle
The '80s
- Mr. T
- Breakdancing
- Diff'rent Strokes
- New Edition
- Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign
- 227
- Michael Jackson
- Rap
- Mike Tyson
- "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy
- Whitney Houston
- The Color Purple
- Hollywood Shuffle
- Lionel Richie
- Do the Right Thing
End Credit Video I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
The '90s
- Martin
- Waiting to Exhale
- Michael Jordan
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- House Party
- Forty-ounce beer
- The Arsenio Hall Show
- Family Matters
- Million Man March
- Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Boyz n the Hood
- Mary J. Blige
- Living Single
- Tae Bo
- 1992 Los Angeles riots
- In Living Color
End Credit Video Finally by CeCe Peniston
The '00s
- I Am Legend
- Williams sisters
- "Hot in Herre" by Nelly
- Girlfriends
- Chappelle's Show
- "Yeah!" by Usher
- Tyra Banks
- Undercover Brother
- Beyoncé
- Barry Bonds
- Ray
- Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi album
- Barbershop
- Kanye West
- Barack Obama
References
- ^ Reynolds, Mike (February 20, 2009). "VH1 Celebrates African-Americans With "Black To The Future"". Next TV.
