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01-17-2018, 10:22 AM
'Black Lightning' presents powerful, intersectional heroes when we need them most
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But for the CW and Black Lightning, the challenge to*provide representation for a whole community is a badge of honor and crucial part of the show. And it tackles that challenge head on, and does so much more. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/black-lightning-cw/)
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At some point in the young progressive's education, you realize that the word "normal" is code for "straight and white." Everything else — foreign cinema, LGBTQ romance, minority-led TV and films, etc. — must be explicitly labeled for its otherness. So it should come as no surprise that the CW's new drama Black Lightning is being marketed to television viewers for, well, it's blackness.
But for the CW and Black Lightning, the challenge to*provide representation for a whole community is a badge of honor and crucial part of the show. And it tackles that challenge head on, and does so much more. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/black-lightning-cw/)
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