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https://us-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/c66d8cb8173d42f18728247790d322e7 #BHMBlack family sitcoms, in addition to entertaining audiences, historically have dealt with significant issues pertaining to the Black lived experience (e.g., poverty, race, child abuse, social justice). Although white TV producers didn’t originally believe all-Black [family] sitcoms would be successful or profitable, the explosion of the Black family sitcom in the 1970s set the stage for the next 30+ years. During this span, America was introduced to the beauty, diversity, and complexity of Black families in shows like Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Cosby Show, and Family Matters. In short, audiences witnessed love, laughter, pain, sharing, compassion – attributes that exist in all families. With the success of Black family sitcoms, the portrayal of the Black family became normalized in television and film. In addition to sitcoms, television dramas from Soul Food and Lincoln Heights to current series such as Greenleaf, The Chi, Queen Sugar, and This Is Us portrayed the Black family’s intricacies and complexities. The uptick in Black family representation isn’t without critique. With the almost total exclusion of the Black family sitcom in modern television, audiences are inundated with an array of negative, stereotypical, portrayals of African Americans overall, but the Black family in particular. Fewer and fewer traditional Black television shows and films exist that promote positive imagery of the Black family. On February 10, 2021, come join me in a conversation where we engage in a midday discussion about the quality of Black family representation in the media.
Hosted by Dr. Anthony Greene, College of Charleston
Sponsored by Homestead Campus Student Life
The program is scheduled for February 10th at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
The recording will be available for the remainder of the month.
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