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Black Twitter mourns the loss of America’s father, John Amos

Last month, We lost some black legends. Now. We are devastated by the death of an actor who was an integral part of our most culturally significant stories. On Tuesday, KC Amos confirmed the death of his father, an actor…

“Good Times” father and “Roots” actor was 84

John Amos, the TV writer and later Emmy-nominated actor who played the stoic father on “Good Times” before being fired from the groundbreaking sitcom for protesting stereotypes and admittedly letting his temper get the better of him, has died. He…