When Bill Cinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show playing the sax during his presidential campaign in 1992, it changed political campaigning for good. But Arsenio Hall did much more — he changed late night TV culture. And he did it all while being accused of being too Black by critics and then a sellout by some Black folks. 

Arsenio had critics from all sides and yet he somehow stayed gracious, sharp, innovative. Today, Maria looks at how Arsenio became an antidote to a staid late night formula during the five years he was on air and how we lost out on a great entertainer. 

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