In order to understand why Zendaya’s appearance at the Oscars is important we have to understand the daily slights Black women have to contend with about their hair. My best friend’s mother had a
From the 1960s to around 2006, when The WB and UPN network merged, finding Black majority shows, on network TV, wasn’t that hard. Nor finding diverse depictions of Black people. You could find Black
This post contains spoilers for last week’s episode of Scandal and includes discussion of rape. Originally posted on As I do without fail every Thursday this year, I was
The rise and fall of Black TV shows have been a tumultuous one. Beginning in the 1950s with situational comedy Amos 'n' Andy, black sitcoms have gotten both their fair share of praises and