"A lot of white people are like, 'I wish I knew more black people, but I just don't! Where are they?'" joked Tanner Colby, the author of Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of ...

In other words, they’re offering, on his behalf, the “some of my best friends are black” defense, which has so often been relied on by those facing accusations of racism that it has become ...

His name is Hank Griffin, a character on NBC's new fairy-tale cop drama "Grimm." And he’s a Black Best Friend. You’ve seen characters like Griffin, played by “Lincoln Heights” alum Russell ...

This is why the Reuters poll is unsurprising. I have always been skeptical of white people who claim that “one of my best friends is black.” Internally my response has always been ...

But while network execs have been quick to praise their multicultural casts, one disappointing trope has popped up in more than one fall pilot: the Black Best Friend. Of course, it's impossible to ...

But in many cases, these BFFs might more accurately be characterized as BBFs - black best friend - played by a black actress whose character's principal function is to support the heroine ...