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[Opinion] Black Fatherhood Redefined: How ‘Forever’ Celebrates the Modern Black Dad
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[Opinion] Black Fatherhood Redefined: How ‘Forever’ Celebrates the Modern Black Dad

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...

Being Mary Jane
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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...