Can We Talk? When Black Talk Shows Rise and Fall

From Tamar to Whoopi, check out the history of talk.

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Nat King Cole: The Nat King Cole Show - In 1956, singer/musician Nat King Cole made history by becoming the first African-American celebrity to have his own TV show. Unfortunately, the variety show was canceled after one season. NBC couldn’t find advertisers or, as Nat so famously said, “Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark.”(Photo: CBS/Landov)
Della Reese: July 6 - The Touched By an Angel star turns 81.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)Arsenio Hall on a possible late night talk show comeback - "It's pretty crowded out there. I'm not sure if it's too crowded for a 55-year-old guy to re-emerge, but if they give me a little daylight I'm gonna slide into it." (Photo credit: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images for ESPY)

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The Real - The Real was a huge successs when it premiered in July of 2013 thanks to the chemistry of its five hosts — Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Jeannie Mai. Now, the show's behind-the-scenes drama is a hot topic after Braxton was fired over the weekend. While producers say the decision was mutual, her Instagram, and the social media pages of her close friends, tell a different story. Will the show be able to survive the bad press and without Tamar? We'll see. (Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for NATAS)

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