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Posted on February 4, 2026

BHM #3: MAYA ANGELOU ON THE RICHARD PRYOR SPECIAL

Television was infected with TV Specials in the 70's. Any comic or singer worth a mic, who could fill a nightclub on a weekend night, would eventually be tossed an hour long TV Variety Show. Richard Pryor was becoming a huge presence on the standup circuit in the 70's and in May 1977, two years …

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