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Posted Saturday 1/15/22 at 4:27AM EST
Why doesn't Law & Order: SVU have a Black female detective?
The last Black female detective, Monique Jeffries, was played by Michelle Hurd, who left the NBC drama more than two...
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Sidney Poitier, who helped break down Hollywood’s onscreen color barriers, dies at 94
The first Black man to win a competitive Oscar for best actor, Poitier was a trailblazer as a Black leading...
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Posted Friday 12/24/21 at 2:15AM EST
In 2021, The Wonder Years, Swagger and Colin in Black and White challenged stereotypes about Black boyhood
They joined previously launched shows like All American and David Makes Man "in centering the vulnerability, curiosity and emotional complexity...
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Posted Wednesday 12/22/21 at 3:44PM EST
The Bachelorette's Michelle Young: "It’s just so incredibly important that we were able to show so many people a Black love story"
Young and her fiancé, Nayte Olukoya, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about making history as the first Black couple from...
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Posted Monday 12/06/21 at 9:23AM EST
Black women designed every Insecure costume on Sunday's episode
"On Sunday night’s episode of Insecure, every detail of every costume was designed by a Black woman—from clothing to accessories...
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Would Maid have been a massive hit with a Black lead?
Netflix's Margaret Qualley-led limited series is on track to becoming the streamer's most-watched limited series, topping The Queen's Gambit.
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Posted Tuesday 10/26/21 at 3:51AM EDT
Why the end of Insecure hits close to home for Black viewers
"It’s a bittersweet end," says Taryn Finley.
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Posted Tuesday 10/26/21 at 3:51AM EDT
Shalita Grant recalls Black hair mistreatment on NCIS: New Orleans leading to the threat of "balding" and emotional damage
The You star says she suffered because the now-canceled CBS drama had hair stylists who were inexperienced with Black hair.
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Posted Wednesday 10/20/21 at 1:26AM EDT
Will having three Black women in major roles make a difference on this season of The Bachelorette?
Elementary school teacher Michelle Young debuted Tuesday night as The Bachelorette franchise's third Black lead.
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Reality TV would never have become the billion-dollar industry it is today without Black women
The contribution of Black women to the reality TV genre is often overlooked, according to The Washington Post's Bethonie Butler...
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Posted Saturday 10/09/21 at 3:32AM EDT
TV's "Black Lady Therapists" are starting to have more depth, from Ted Lasso to In Treatment to The White Lotus
In 2018, Aisha Harris wrote in Slate that, in terms of TV tropes, the "Black Lady Therapist" was the new...
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Posted Thursday 10/07/21 at 3:31AM EDT
Morris Chestnut was glad Our Kind of People is tackling colorism
“Colorism is definitely an issue within our culture,” Chestnut tells TVLine.
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Posted Friday 10/01/21 at 3:49AM EDT
Julie Chen Moonves says Xavier Prather may be the best-ever Big Brother winner
"He's only the third player to ever get an unanimous win… and in my humble opinion, he may be the...
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Big Brother's first Black winner offers a diversity lesson for reality TV
In a dramatic finale Wednesday night, Big Brother crowned its first-ever Black winner in 23 seasons from finalists Azah Awasum, Derek Frazier...
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ABC's The Wonder Years reboot complicates our idea of nostalgia as its integrates "TV's Memory Lane"
"Nostalgia is itself a kind of time machine, and TV has generally let white characters drive it," says James Poniewozik.