Meet
Black Lightning, DC and
CW's first African-American superhero lead
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Studios and networks may be making tentative steps towards inclusivity and diversity, but
superhero franchises are still slow on the uptake when it comes to adapting comic book characters who aren't straight, white, cisgender males
Viewers are voicing their displeasure more loudly than ever about the
dearth of representation on our screens — and how long it's taking to fix the situation.*
Wonder Woman
first swung her lasso of truth on TV back in 1975, but it wasn't until 2015 that DC and Marvel let Supergirl and Jessica Jones
lead the next wave of female
superhero shows. Similarly, we had to wait until 2016 for Luke Cage to become the
first Black hero since Blade to star in an eponymous ******.*
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