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thing I had done before. I wasn’t playing a lawyer or a cop or a doctor. I thought, “an airport, imagine the possibilities.” For me (acting) has never been about money. I have been fortunate and I have a comfortable life, but I try to take things that interest me. You were part of the last primetime Black drama, “City of Angels." You’ve also worked on other ensemble shows like "LA Law" and now “LAX." What are, if any, the differences in working on Black shows vs. ones pitched to a more diverse audience? In terms of “City of Angels," the mistake we made was becoming a political sounding board instead of doing what we set out to do, which isentertain. At the time, there was a lot of talk about diversity by the NAACP. The show had to carry the burden of a lot of that. Consequently, the show became a great deal about social issues and preachy, and lost the characters by making statements. Let me just say that I was, and am, very proud of the show, but it was one that was perceived as having to succeed for political reasons, as opposed tojust being agood show. Life in America as a Black person is often, whether intentional or not, a political statement Even the veiy apolitical Cosby show ended up being a huge political statement, just by existing. So do you think it’s possible to create a Black drama without politics? Yes. The writers must remember we must entertain the audience. You can be specific and endemic to our culture and do it in an entertaining way. As soon as the audience feels they are being fed medicine, they get turned off. OK, in “Sex and the City" you got down with the swirl, and again, on “LAX” there is a past

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