A Laughing Matter: Black Sitcoms in Review from 1950 to 2000

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Click on the Little Rascal to the left for a thirty-minute video about the exhibit. 

NoirTech Research has been the Designer, Provider and/or Consultant of several nationally touring exhibits about Black Sitcoms, the Negro Baseball Leagues, African American Heritage Stamps, along with showcases of Black Americans on coins & currency.  
​Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.”  - Pablo Picasso

Amos 'n' Andy 'n' Kingfish

Pride & Passion
Premise:
A Laughing Matter is about negotiating the authenticity of Black life in American culture, using stereotypes that peel back the layers of embedded systemic challenges, with hopes of increasing your awareness about marginalized people of color through situation comedies.

​Examine what each sitcom, over a 50-year period, reveals about us.

Meanwhile, don’t choke on the joke!


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Beulah

stamps of recognition










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​Exhibit Inventory: From Beulah to Girlfriends
  • Ten (10)  authentic Ebony & Sepia magazines
  • One Hundred Twelve (112)  TV Guides & Jet magazines
  • Twenty-Five (25)  11” x 14” matted images
  • Five (5) 11” x 14” laminated images
  • One (1)  spreadsheet timeline for 87 sitcoms, 36” x 48”
  • One (1)  lunch box - Good Times
  • One (1)  30-minute PowerPoint presentation with music
  • Eight (8) four section towers (assembly required)

​Download Program Summary & Guide