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| 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 (2009-02-24) – February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27) |
Black to the Future is a 2009televisionminiseries that originally aired onVH1 from February 24 to February 27, 2009.[1] The show, which is a spin-off of theI Love the... series, discusses the history of events and trends aboutAfrican Americans and is hosted byDavid Alan Grier.[2] The title is a reference to the 1985 comedy film,Back to the Future.
Notice: Throughout the specials they discuss various music, film, and TV shows and spoil the endings of them.
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Cosmic Girls of the 1970s:Tina Turner,Thelma Evans, andDonna Summer
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