Black to the Future
Black to the Future is a 2009 television mini-series that originally aired on VH1 from February 24, 2009 to February 27, 2009. The show talks about history of events and trends about African-American people and is hosted by David Alan Grier. The title is a reference to the 1985 comedy film, Back to the Future.Recurring segments
- Brothers with Badges: Ice-T talks about black actors that played police officers in the given decade.
- The Most Groovetastic Songs: Chilli lists three popular songs in the given decade.
- Catchphrases of Color: Jesse Jackson lives through popular phrases in the given decade.
- Cosmic Girls: Sir Mix-a-Lot discusses women he liked in the given decade.
- Fashions of the Decade: Downtown Julie Brown show us fashion styles in the given decade.
- Whatta Men: Salt-N-Pepa talk about guys they liked in the given decade.
- Rants: Each celebrity gives an opinion on a topic that was covered by the given decade.
- Funniest Fellas: Loni Love lists funny comedians the given decade.
- Soul Sisters: Fantasia Barrino shows us the best female singers in the given decade.
Topics covered by decade
Notice: Throughout the specials they discuss various movies and TV shows and spoil the endings of them.The '70s
- Good Times
- The Jackson 5
- Afro
- The Wiz
- Sanford and Son
- Soul Train
- Funk Music
- The Jeffersons
- Barry White
- Shaft
- What's Happening!!
- Stevie Wonder
- The White Shadow
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Roots
The '80s
- Mr. T
- Breakdancing
- Diff'rent Strokes
- New Edition
- Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign
- 227
- Michael Jackson
- Rap
- Mike Tyson
- Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time"
- Whitney Houston
- The Color Purple
- Hollywood Shuffle
- Lionel Richie
- Do the Right Thing
The '90s
- Martin
- Waiting to Exhale
- Michael Jordan
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- House Party
- Forty-ounce beer
- The Arsenio Hall Show
- Family Matters
- Million Man March
- Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Boyz n the Hood
- Mary J. Blige
- Living Single
- Tae Bo
- Los Angeles riots of 1992
- In Living Color
The '00s
- I Am Legend
- Williams sisters
- Nelly's "Hot in Herre"
- Girlfriends
- Chappelle's Show
- Usher's "Yeah!"
- Tyra Banks
- Undercover Brother
- Beyoncé
- Barry Bonds
- Ray
- Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi
- Barbershop
- Kanye West
- Barack Obama