6 BLACK-LED TV SHOWS YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING
Consumers are now shying away from the typical Black reality TV shows promoting drama and shifting towards content that provides value and perspective. Here are 6 Black-led TV shows that you should be tuning into:
1. OUR KIND OF PEOPLE
Our Kind of People, based on the 1999 book by Lawerence Otis Graham, offers a controversial take on topics in upper-class Black America and organizations such as the AKAs and Jack and Jill of America. In this show, we see those same issues from the book come alive on the TV screen.
Angela, played by YaYa DaCosta, is a single mother who left her home in Martha’s Vineyard, MA after the recent death of her mother. Angela moved into this home with her Aunt Piggy and teenage daughter in hopes of building her natural hair care business in a new upper echelon Black community.
2. ALL-AMERICAN
The show is Inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger. It follows Spencer, a rising high school American football player from South LA who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High. The show highlights the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds—Crenshaw and Beverly Hills.
3. HARLEM
Amazon Original series Harlem follows the lives of friend circle, Camile, Tye, Quinn, and Angie. Camile, played by Megan Good, is a professor at Columbia University who recently broke up with her ex and trying to find her new normal. Her friend Tye is the CEO of a new dating app dedicated to the Black LGBTQ+ community, but still finds difficulty in her own dating life. Quinn is a fashion designer and boutique owner that struggles to stay afloat without her parent’s funding and is trying to find the answers to her own sexuality.
4. INSECURE
Issa Rae’s Issa Rae’s HBO dramedy centers around two best friends who navigate the challenges of the contemporary Black female experience. As usual, Issa Rae brought a cast to shed light on issues that Black Gen Z face such as imposter syndrome, dating, failing friendships, traveling, and more.
5. ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
The show follows Janine, played by Quinta Brunson, a second-grade teacher who is new to the teaching game at Abbott Elementary. Abbott Elementary is a public school located in Philadelphia that is led by its unusual principal, Ava.
Despite its insane comedy, Abbott Elementary shows the issues in public schools that many faces such as lack of funding and resources, difficult parents, and how teachers are dealing with this new digital age.
6. ATLANTA
The series follows Earn (Donald Glover) during his daily life in Atlanta, Georgia, as he tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend Van (Zazie Beetz), who is also the mother of his daughter Lottie; as well as his parents and his cousin Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry), who raps under the stage name “Paper Boi.”
