Director Mary Lou Belli, a surprise Emmy nominee for 'The Ms. Pat Show,' explains how she found her niche in Black sitcoms as a white woman.

Who Is Mary Lou Belli and Why Does She Keep Getting Emmy Nominations? Emmys ... “I’m Your Pappy” opens with a black-and-white sequence that mocks the classic sitcom.

The beginning of the episode also pays a lovely homage to old black and white sitcoms. To prepare for the scene, Belli reveals, "I said, ‘Pat I want you to think of this duster as a magic wand ...

29 reasons to celebrate Black History Month: No. 10 Mary Lou Williams. By Ernie Suggs. Jan 4, 2017. ... Mary Lou Williams: Born in Atlanta in 1910 as Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, ...

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture opened in 1983 and is named after Mary Lou Williams, a jazz pianist and composer, who worked with Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.

Bela Karolyi coached Nadia Comaneci to the first Olympics perfect 10 and Mary Lou Retton to all ... showing a carousel of photos that included a black-and-white photo of her with the coach on a ...

Black History Month: Remembering Mary Lou Williams 00:42. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Known as the 'First Lady of the Jazz Keyboard,' Mary Lou Williams grew up in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood.