Actress Marla Gibbs (as maid Florence Johnston) and actor Sherman Hemsley (as her boss, George Jefferson), appear together in the "Mr. Piano Man" episode of The Jeffersons.
History Makes Hiring Help A Complex Choice
After more than a century of working as domestics because of restricted employment options, black women's communal memory of often being taken advantage of economically and sometimes sexually can still be painful. Now with an expanding black middle class, some find themselves conflicted: To hire help or not?
Tornado Safe Rooms In Schools A Popular, But Costly Idea KSMU
Some schools in Tornado Alley have them, but funding to build new ones is hard to come by.
Obama's Terror Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White
If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.
L.A. Blue Jeans Makers Fear Their Business Will Fade Away
As the U.S. apparel industry keeps shrinking, L.A.'s high-end blue jeans companies face a threat.
