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Tony’s Timeless Thursdays™: “What’s Happening!!” & “What’s Happening Now!!”— Black Boyhood, Black Womanhood, and the Power of Everyday Representation
This 12th day of Black History Month, I’m shining the spotlight on What’s Happening!! and What’s Happening Now!! — two series that did something absolutely radical: They let Black people be funny, awkward, ambitious, stubborn, tender, and regular… on national television.
No constant trauma soundtrack. No “very special episode” energy every week. No forced message wrapped in shame.
Just life.
And when Black folks are allowed to be fully human on screen, that is history too.

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
4 days ago6 min read
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