She’s a plus-size Black woman who is trying her best, searching for love and fulfillment.
“How to Die Alone” is new, but it’s part of a recent batch of Black-led drama-comedies popping up across the small screen.
Vanessa Clifton/NetflixThis moment is spurred by the previous success of other Black creators and Black-led shows.
For Black-led shows on broadcast television, they still must seemingly place its Black characters in the context of White characters, Durham said.
Black-led shows are no different, and some might argue they’re more likely to be let go.
Persons:
Mel, who’s, she’s, Natasha Rothwell’s, Rothwell, ” Rothwell, Vince Staples, “ Queenie, ”, Aisha Durham, Will White, Naeemah Clark, Clark, Queenie, Michelle Buteau, Mavis, Vanessa Clifton, Rhimes, Issa Rae, Oprah Winfrey, “, they’re, Durham, “ We’re, ” Durham, Max Greenfield, Monty Brinton, CBS’s, Bob Hearts Abishola, Wallace, it’s, It’s, Olowofoyeku, Billy Gardell, Michael Yarish, Bob Hearts Abishola ”
Organizations:
CNN, Hulu, HBO, Max, Warner Bros ., University of South, Elon University, Netflix, ” Networks, CBS, BET
Locations:
She’s, University of South Florida, “, North Carolina, Nigerian, White, Los Angeles