Neema Barnette

Kaci Walfall in Naomi

Winding up season 1 of Naomi

Naomi on the CW is a superhero coming of age story. The superhero here is a high school junior beautifully played by Kaci Walfall. The casting in this series is inclusive and one of the best aspects of the series.

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Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Shoniqua Shandai, and Grace Byers in Harlem

Review: Harlem, 4 women and their relationships

Harlem is about four women and the disasters and successes of their sex lives. Its 10 half-hour episodes get off to a rocky start. The storyline gains strength as it goes along. Season 1 ends on a cliffhanger. Now that

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Ja'Siah Young and Alisha Wainwright in Raising Dion

Review: Raising Dion

Raising Dion tells the story of a 7 year old who discovers his superpowers by accident. His newly single mom struggles to keep him safe from the giant electrical storm that wants him.

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Mike Colter in Luke Cage

Review: Luke Cage, season 2

Luke Cage season 2 is a treatise on power. Who has it, who wants it, what it does to the people who have it, and what it does to the people who are stripped of it. Mike Colter is back

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Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace

10 Great TV Series Directed Wholly or Partly by Women from 2017

My standard disclaimer about top 10 end of year lists: there are many things I don’t see on TV because I don’t have the right channels or subscriptions. If I overlook your favorite, that may be why. Here are the

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Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Rutina Wesley, and Kofi Siriboe in Queen Sugar

Review: Season 1 of Queen Sugar

Season 1 of Queen Sugar was outstanding, engaging, enlightening, and demanding. It ended with a cliffhanger that could mean huge changes in season 2.

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Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe in Queen Sugar

Watch This: New Trailer for Queen Sugar

Queen Sugar has already been renewed for a 16 episode second season before the first season begins airing. Season 1 begins on OWN on Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7 with two nights of commercial-free TV directed by Ava

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Rutina Wesley in Queen Sugar

Watch This: Trailer for Queen Sugar

Queen Sugar, coming to OWN, is the first TV series with episodes directed by Ava DuVernay. It’s produced by Oprah Winfrey. Starring in Queen Sugar as the Bordelon sisters are Rutina Wesley and Dawn-Lyen Gardner. 

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