Diahann Carroll Dresses Up DYNASTY (1984)

Today's vintage "Dynasty" article comes from 1984 when Diahann Carroll (49 at the time) joined the "riches-and-bitches soap" and People Magazine called her "the only black actress with a continuing role on a prime-time serial."

Diahann Carroll & Billy Dee Williams Played a Sassy & Classy Couple on "Dynasty"

Here are two articles from African American press - one from October 1984 and the other one from January 1985 discussing the addition of Diahann Carroll and Billy Dee Williams to the luxe sudser "Dynasty."