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Facing Race (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilarity and laughter.
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Release date
Aug 1, 2021 (United States)
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1 nomination

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139 cast members
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Jack Albertson
Ed Brown (archive footage) Ed Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Ethan Alter
Self - Sr Writer Yahoo Entertainment Self - Sr Writer Yahoo Entertainment   See fewer
Mohammed Amer
Mo Najjar (archive footage) Mo Najjar (archive footage)   See fewer
John Amos
James Evans Sr. (archive footage) James Evans Sr. (archive footage)   See fewer
Anthony Anderson
Andre 'Dre' Johnson (archive footage) Andre 'Dre' Johnson (archive footage)   See fewer
Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo (archive footage) Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Tichina Arnold
Pamela James (archive footage) Pamela James (archive footage)   See fewer
James Avery
Philip Banks (archive footage) Philip Banks (archive footage)   See fewer
Awkwafina
Nora Lin (archive footage) Nora Lin (archive footage)   See fewer
Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond (archive footage) Phillip Drummond (archive footage)   See fewer
Lucille Ball
Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Kenya Barris
Self - Writer / Producer (archive footage) Self - Writer / Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Whit Bissell
Mr. Colton (archive footage) Mr. Colton (archive footage)   See fewer
Lisa Bonet
Denise Huxtable (archive footage) Denise Huxtable (archive footage)   See fewer
Yvette Lee Bowser
Self - Writer / Producer Self - Writer / Producer   See fewer
Todd Bridges
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Mara Brock Akil
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Lucas Brown Eyes
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Charnele Brown
Kim Reese (archive footage) Kim Reese (archive footage)   See fewer
Tisha Campbell
Gina Waters (archive footage) Gina Waters (archive footage)   See fewer
Drew Carey
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Stokely Carmichael
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Diahann Carroll
Nurse Julia Baker / Marion Gilbert (archive footage) Nurse Julia Baker / Marion Gilbert (archive footage)   See fewer
Ralph Carter
Michael Evans (archive footage) Michael Evans (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Casey
Self - Writer / Producer Self - Writer / Producer   See fewer
Dick Cavett
Self - Interviewer (archive footage) Self - Interviewer (archive footage)   See fewer
Cedric The Entertainer
Self - Actor (as Cedric the Entertainer) Self - Actor (as Cedric the Entertainer)   See fewer
Alvin Childress
Amos Jones (archive footage) Amos Jones (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Cho
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson (archive footage) Arnold Jackson (archive footage)   See fewer
Kim Coles
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Jacqueline Coley
Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes Self - Editor Rotten Tomatoes   See fewer
Marc Copage
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Bill Cosby
Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage) Dr. Cliff Huxtable (archive footage)   See fewer
Stephen L. Cox
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Terry Crews
Julius Rock (archive footage) Julius Rock (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Danson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Diana DePasquale
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Sarah Eskridge
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Mike Evans
Lionel Jefferson (archive footage) Lionel Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
LaToya Ferguson
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Kim Fields
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Daniel Fienberg
Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
Laurence Fishburne
Earl 'Pops' Johnson (archive footage) Earl 'Pops' Johnson (archive footage)   See fewer
Redd Foxx
Fred Sanford (archive footage) Fred Sanford (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent Gardenia
Jim Bowman (archive footage) Jim Bowman (archive footage)   See fewer
Marla Gibbs
Florence Johnston (archive footage) Florence Johnston (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Gilbert
Self - Self -   See fewer
Ron Glass
Jack (archive footage) Jack (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Glover
Earn Marks (archive footage) Earn Marks (archive footage)   See fewer
Isabella Gomez
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club   See fewer
Billy Gray
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Jasmine Guy
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Bambi Haggins
Self - Phd / Author Self - Phd / Author   See fewer
Billy Halop
Bert Munson (archive footage) Bert Munson (archive footage)   See fewer
Kadeem Hardison
Dwayne Wayne (archive footage) Dwayne Wayne (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Helford
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Sherman Hemsley
George Jefferson (archive footage) George Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Washington (archive footage) Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Washington (archive footage)   See fewer
Helen Hunt
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
John Joss
Redcorn (voice) (archive footage) Redcorn (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Judge
Hank Hill (voice) (archive footage) Hank Hill (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self - Dr. King (archive footage) Self - Dr. King (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Lawrence
Self - Producer / Director / Actor (archive footage) Self - Producer / Director / Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Lear
Self - Creator / Writer / Producer Self - Creator / Writer / Producer   See fewer
Alice Leppert
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
John Lithgow
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Jodi Long
Katherine Kim (archive footage) Katherine Kim (archive footage)   See fewer
George Lopez
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Bernie Mac
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Marcell
Geoffrey Butler (archive footage) Geoffrey Butler (archive footage)   See fewer
Constance Marie
April Lopez (archive footage) April Lopez (archive footage)   See fewer
Soraya McDonald
Self - Culture Critic Self - Culture Critic   See fewer
Jim McKairnes
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Dave Merheje
Dr. Ahmed (archive footage) Dr. Ahmed (archive footage)   See fewer
Tracy Morgan
Self - Actor / Producer / Writer Self - Actor / Producer / Writer   See fewer
Jay Moriarty
Self - Writer / Exec Producer Self - Writer / Exec Producer   See fewer
Pat Morita
Taro Takahashi (archive footage) Taro Takahashi (archive footage)   See fewer
Laura Morowitz
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Tia Mowry
Tia Landry (archive footage) (as Tia Mowry-Hardrict) Tia Landry (archive footage) (as Tia Mowry-Hardrict)   See fewer
Tamera Mowry-Housley
Tamera Campbell (archive footage) Tamera Campbell (archive footage)   See fewer
Lou Myers
Vernon Gaines (archive footage) Vernon Gaines (archive footage)   See fewer
Tawny Newsome
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Brandy Norwood
Mosesha Denise Mitchell (archive footage) Mosesha Denise Mitchell (archive footage)   See fewer
Carroll O'Connor
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Yvonne Orji
Molly Carter (archive footage) Molly Carter (archive footage)   See fewer
LaWanda Page
Aunt Esther Anderson (archive footage) Aunt Esther Anderson (archive footage)   See fewer
Randall Park
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Troy Patterson
Self - Staff Writer New Yorker Self - Staff Writer New Yorker   See fewer
Tyler Perry
Self - Producer / Actor (archive footage) Self - Producer / Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Jada Pinkett Smith
Lena James (archive footage) Lena James (archive footage)   See fewer
Eve Plumb
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Freddie Prinze
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Public Enemy
Self - (archive footage) Self - (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny Pudi
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Issa Rae
Issa Dee (archive footage) Issa Dee (archive footage)   See fewer
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Phylicia Rashad
Clair Huxtable (archive footage) Clair Huxtable (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th US President (archive footage) Self - 40th US President (archive footage)   See fewer
Daphne Reid
Self - Actress (as Daphne Maxwell Reid) Self - Actress (as Daphne Maxwell Reid)   See fewer
Tim Reid
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Rob Reiner
Michael Stivic (archive footage) Michael Stivic (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Reiser
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Alfonso Ribeiro
Carlton Banks (archive footage) Carlton Banks (archive footage)   See fewer
Chris Rock
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly   See fewer
Roxie Roker
Helen Willis (archive footage) Helen Willis (archive footage)   See fewer
Esther Rolle
Florida Evans (archive footage) Florida Evans (archive footage)   See fewer
Isabel Sanford
Louise Jefferson (archive footage) Louise Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
Marcus Scribner
Andre Johnson Jr. (archive footage) Andre Johnson Jr. (archive footage)   See fewer
Beretta Smith Shomade
Self - Associate Professor Self - Associate Professor   See fewer
Kellita Smith
Wanda McCullough (archive footage) Wanda McCullough (archive footage)   See fewer
Will Smith
Will Smith (archive footage) Will Smith (archive footage)   See fewer
Emily St. James
Self - Critic Vox (as Emily VanDerWerff) Self - Critic Vox (as Emily VanDerWerff)   See fewer
BernNadette Stanis
Thelma Evans (archive footage) Thelma Evans (archive footage)   See fewer
Jean Stapleton
Edith Bunker (archive footage) Edith Bunker (archive footage)   See fewer
Nick Stewart
Lightnin' the Janitor (archive footage) Lightnin' the Janitor (archive footage)   See fewer
Sally Struthers
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Jeremy Suarez
Jordan Thomkins (archive footage) Jordan Thomkins (archive footage)   See fewer
Cree Summer
Freddie Brooks (archive footage) Freddie Brooks (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernest Thomas
Self - Actor (as Ernest Lee Thomas) Self - Actor (as Ernest Lee Thomas)   See fewer
Aramida Tinubu
Self - Critic / Writer AV Club Self - Critic / Writer AV Club   See fewer
John Travolta
Vinnie Barbarino (archive footage) Vinnie Barbarino (archive footage)   See fewer
Miyoshi Umeki
Mrs. Livingston (archive footage) Mrs. Livingston (archive footage)   See fewer
Malcolm Venable
Self - Sr. Editor TV Guide Self - Sr. Editor TV Guide   See fewer
Ben Vereen
Lou Smith (archive footage) Lou Smith (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
Self - Actor (as Jimmie Walker) Self - Actor (as Jimmie Walker)   See fewer
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Ethel Waters
Beulah Brown (archive footage) Beulah Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Way
Steve Russo (archive footage) Steve Russo (archive footage)   See fewer
Jaleel White
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Spencer Williams
Andy Brown (archive footage) Andy Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Tyler James Williams
Chris Rock (archive footage) Chris Rock (archive footage)   See fewer
Demond Wilson
Lamont Sanford (archive footage) Lamont Sanford (archive footage)   See fewer
Constance Wu
Jessica Wang (archive footage) Jessica Wang (archive footage)   See fewer
Ramy Youssef
Ramy Hassan (archive footage) Ramy Hassan (archive footage)   See fewer
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