“Black Lightning is slick, smart, and infused with a social conscience that feels especially spot-on in light of the heightened debate in America about what constitutes racism and how to properly protest racially motivated police brutality,” says Jen Chaney. “It’s the Black Lives Matter of superhero shows. It’s a funky ’70s crime series. Or maybe it’s what happens when comic-book TV gets infused with a tiny bit of the spirit of The Wire.”
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TOPICS: The CW, Black Lightning, Cress Williams, Greg Berlanti, Mara Brock Akil, Nafessa Williams, Salim Akil, African Americans and TV