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 (In Living Color). The title is a reference to the 1985 comedy film, Back to the Future.

For the albums, see Black to the Future (Grand Puba album) and Black to the Future (Hugh Masekela album).
Not to be confused with Back to the Future.
Black to the Future
GenreDocumentary
StarringDavid Alan Grier
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseFebruary 24 –
February 27, 2009

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

The '80s

The '90s

The '00s
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