Television
Culture
Why ‘Squid Game’ resonates with Black folks
A rigged system enforced by state-sanctioned violence? Feels like being Black in America.
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Reflecting on the significance of ‘Insecure’ as it heads into its final season
The hit HBO series focused on everyday Blackness and, in doing so, held a mirror to a generation
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A reimagined ‘Wonder Years’ moves to Montgomery
The beloved ’80s show gets a reboot with an all-Black cast set in Alabama
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Rewatching ‘The Chris Rock Show’ emphasizes the comic’s brilliance – and his continued problem with Black women
HBO Max is streaming the first two seasons of the show from the late ’90s
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The low-key cool of ‘Jake, From State Farm’ has actor Kevin Miles superstarring
Jake is the regular, stand-up everyman that Black people see in our communities all the time – but rarely on TV
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The most important lesson I took from Clarence Williams III’s death
The actor who portrayed Mr. Simms in ‘Tales from the Hood’ was 81 when he died of colon cancer
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Interracial couple representation in pop culture isn’t as progressive as we think
The optics, while a sign of change, don’t point to any change in the status quo
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‘Hip Hop Uncovered’ tells the story of the feared ‘Haitian Jack’
From Tupac to Madonna to exile, the new FX documentary series delves into the life of the notorious street power broker
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Cicely Tyson was humble about her magnificent career
She knew how much work remained for Black women in Hollywood