Gentrification on-screen: evolution of black sitcoms in America

Gentrification on-screen: evolution of black sitcoms in America

Watching the teachers of Willard R. Abbott Elementary lament over the public education system in America, while dissing colleagues who dislike pizza, has become a weekly ritual for many television connoisseurs like me. Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson’s situational comedy, is a masterclass in mockumentary filmmaking that touches upon the issue of race in modern-day America, […]

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Gentrification on-screen: The evolution of Black sitcoms in America

Gentrification on-screen: The evolution of Black sitcoms in America

Watching the teachers of Willard R. Abbott Elementary lament over the public education system in America, while dissing colleagues who dislike pizza, has become a weekly ritual for many television connoisseurs like me. Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson’s situational comedy, is a masterclass in mockumentary filmmaking that touches upon the issue of race in modern-day America, […]

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