The New York Times reported that there were 15 Black primetime television comedies including Living Single, Family Matters, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
After the spike in positive Black stories onscreen thanks to United Paramount Network (UPN) in the mid-’90s to early 2000s, which gave us shows like All of Us, Girlfriends and One on One, a merger with The WB brought us The CW Network – home to The Game and Everybody Hates Chris.
Over the years, representation began to decline and the showcasing of sitcom TV characters who spoke, looked, and thought like us began to disappear.
What happened to our shows that demonstrate our diverse experience within our community? Stories directed, produced, written, casted by and starring Black women
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