A new musical set in New Orleans, conceived and written by Tony Award winner Jack Viertel with music supervision, ...

What a weekend it was! On Saturday afternoon I drove to a nice “special occasion” building in Hamilton (Ala.) and relived my ...

Esther Rolle’s journey from a promising child actor to one of the most beloved sitcom stars of the 1970s is an inspiring story. Born to Bahamian parents in Florida, Rolle took a chance by pursuing an ...

In his book “Growing Up Urkel,” Jaleel White details how “Family Matters,” for good or ill, brought a new Black male archetype to the culture’s doorstep.

Esther Rolle, the beloved actress from Pompano Beach known for her role in the iconic 70s TV show "Good Times." Sydney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor with strong South Florida connections.

A 1975 clip from "The Politicians" episode of CBS' "Good Times" features Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) and her husband, James (), on opposite sides of a local election that hinges on low voter turnout.

John Amos and Esther Rolle were the parents at the center of “Good Times” for the show’s first three seasons. ... Damn!” the actress Esther Rolle, who played Evans’s wife, Florida, ...

Amos, who played James Evans Sr. in the 1970s sitcom Good Times, ... ethical male in the house was seeing how James Sr. worked with Esther Rolle's Florida Evans to keep their kids on track.

American actors John Amos as James Evans, Sr., and Esther Rolle (1920 – 1998) as Florida Evans, in a promotional portrait for the US TV sitcom, ‘Good Times’, 1974. (Photo by Silver Screen ...

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom "Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in "Roots," has died. He was 84.

In 1974, CBS debuted Good Times, where Amos and Esther Rolle played James and Florida Evans, parents struggling to keep their kids’ heads above water in a Chicago housing project.

Esther Rolle, too, had issues with how J.J. was being written. ... Florida ends up leaving "Good Times" at the end of that very season, going to Phoenix with her new boyfriend, Carl.