Mara Brock Akil strikes gold with Forever. The 1970s Judy Blume classic has been adapted into a Netflix series, and one of its standout themes is the positive portrayal of Black fatherhood through a progressive lens on Black parenting. There’s no doubt you’ll fall in love with the ebbs and flows of the complicated teenage love story between Justin...
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October 11, 2017May 7, 2024Uncategorized
BET Cancels ‘Being Mary Jane’ with 2 Hour Movie Finale
MJ is signing off for good! *Insert MJ quote here, for Talk Back this is Mary Jane Paul! It’s the end of an era for Being Mary Jane. The BET drama starring Gabrielle Union as a news anchor is set to begin and end season five with a two-hour series finale, the same way...
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September 12, 2016May 7, 2024OP-ED
The Reign of Being Mary Jane
Television has taken a turn in the past few years with reality TV. Reality TV somehow seems to rule the television world. Viewers have traded in scripted shows for “unscripted,” and regular television series have fallen aside. However, in the last year or so scripted television has returned with a vengeance. One in...
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