Television

Jet, June 24, 2002

`Ruby Bridges'

Lela Rochon portrays Lucielle the mother of Ruby Bridges, a first-grader, played by Chaz Monet, who was the first Black to integrate an all-White elementary school in Louisiana during the '60s after scoring one of the highest grades on her school board exam. Also starring is Michael Beach on The Wonderful World of Disney's Ruby Bridges, Sunday, June 23 at 7 p.m., ET) on ABC. Others scheduled to appear this week include:

Rocky Carroll/Gloria Reuben on "The Agency," (Thursday, June 20 at 10 p.m., ET) on CBS.

Ice T on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," (Friday, June 21 at 10 p.m., ET) on NBC.

Roger Aaron Brown/John Amos/Lynne Thigpen/Sean Patrick Thomas on "The District," (Saturday, June 22 at 10 p.m., ET) on CBS.

Merrin Dungey/Carl Lumbly on "Alias," (Sunday, June 23 at 9 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Hattie Winston/Alex Desert on "Becker," (Monday, June 24 at 9:30 p.m., ET) on CBS.

Donald Faison on "Scrubs," (Tuesday, June 25 at 9:30 p.m., ET) on NBC.

Damon Wayans/Tisha Campbell-Martin/George O. Gore II/ Jennifer Nicole Freeman/Parker McKenna Posey on "My Wife & Kids," (Wednesday, June 26 at 8 p.m., ET) on ABC.