 His other television credits include ABC's "The Day After", "General Hospital", CBS's "Madame Secretary", "JAG", "Atlanta Child Murders", and "The Women of Brewster Place", among other shows.He is also credited with helping to diversity the ranks of writers, actors, directors and producers in Hollywood through the landmark 2000 TV Network Agreement, which he helped broker while serving as a former co-chair of the African-American Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America.Young was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in South Central, Los Angeles, during the Civil Rights Movement.