When Tina Gordon Chism studied drama at the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts for a year, her dream was to be an actress. But once she started going to auditions, reality set in. “I saw the scarcity of roles that really equaled my training. African American roles at the time, and even now, we struggle with quality roles, meaningful storylines, even sophistication in how our image is presented,” says Chism. … “The Cosby Show “ was her inspiration. As a first-year English major at the University of Virginia, Chism wrote a television script of an episode...