The first African American man to have a TV show was singer Nat King Cole in 1956. The first African American woman to have her own show was Oprah Winfrey in 1986.
No, Bill Cosby was not the first African American actor on TV.
The versatile singer and actor Harry Belafonte was the first African-American to receive a Primetime Emmy Award. He won the 1959-1960 award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series for his special "Tonight with Belafonte" on CBS' "The Revlon Revue."
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Robert Johnson, the former owner and CEO of Black Entertainment television, was the first African American billionaire. As you may know, Oprah was the first African American LADY billionaire. =) I just figured out that Robert Church was the first black billionare
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The first African American woman to have a network TV show was Ethel Waters, who starred in "The Ethel Waters Show" in 1939. Additionally, she was also the first African American woman to host a network radio show, "The Ethel Waters Show," which aired in 1933. Waters broke significant barriers in both television and radio, paving the way for future generations of African American entertainers.