I'm not going to act all high and mighty like I don't watch reality television because I do watch. (I tune into Black Ink Crew: Chicago weekly and yes I did watch Martha and Snoop last night.) I watch entire seasons. (I've seen all three seasons of Dating Naked.) I am genuinely interested in what … Continue reading I wish I didn’t have to say this about #InkPaperScissors but…
Tag: BET
In Light of All this Prime Time Blackness…
Have ya’ll noticed how there are a bunch of Black people on television these days? We’re not talking about the evening news or guests on Maury. We’re talking about actual actors and actresses of color with leading roles and lines devoid of stereotypical jive talk. We’re talking Black television stars who aren’t just making cameo appearances as gangsters and/or prostitutes only to be shot down or carted off to prison within the first five minutes of the show. We're talking real characters with actual stakes in the plot and story line.