Because while ABC and NBC (can you tell that I didn’t have cable growing up?) also had some great black sitcoms, such as Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, respectively, I think there’s something to be said for (and please don’t take this the wrong way) just how black UPN, The WB, and Fox were back in the day.
And since it’s Black History Month and there’s a spotlight on black voices right now, well, why not talk about black sitcoms of the ‘90s, most notably from my three favorite networks growing up, UPN, The WB and Fox.
So, here are five reasons why the WB, UPN, and Fox were really special for black audiences back in the ‘90s.