TV/Film

As has become abundantly clearer in the last few years black representation in the movie and TV industry is extremely important. And no, we’re not referring to the stereotypical roles that constantly portray people of colour as angry or violent, drug dealers or addicts, criminals, loud or plain ass uneducated and a special shout-out to the most common insipid token character. You know, the roles forever being shoved down our throats, with a side serving of unnatural mannerisms and forced vernacular, indicating (if not already abundantly clear) that these roles were not written ‘for us, by us’.

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Luckily, times have changed and the impact of the African-American, African, Black-British, Latina and Asian communities in the film industry are clear. TV shows such as Insecure, Kim’s Convenience, Top Boy, Never Have I Ever, Blood and Water, Black-ish (and the other Ish-series) and sooo many others not only better conveys the lifestyles of people of various cultures and the way they tackle situations both in and out of their own communities; but more importantly how much more dynamic these characters can be. Not only are these stories captivating just for the interest of representation but more so for a reprieve from the reoccurring stories that we get from regular programming.

Here, amongst other things, we’re hoping to share and review our favs, both old and new; hopefully get new suggestions and who knows, maybe one day get to a point where we can create such stories that are also representative of the culture.