I discovered this on wikipedia In a 1943 episode, the Buckwheat character converted to Islam and changed his name to "Kareema Wheat." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_"Buckwheat"_Thomas
That's wrong and I shouldn't laugh at it, but I did anyway, lol. That's an interesting story about Buckwheat. I used to watch 20/20 all the time and I don't remember them getting duped and doing an interview with a fake Buckwheat 10 years after the real Buckwheat's death. I guess the media was as thorough with their fact-checking in 1990 as they are now.