Black TV
Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond
$64.98
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2024
Summary
With iconic imagery and engrossing text, Black TV is the first book of its kind to celebrate the groundbreaking, influential, and often under-appreciated shows centered on Black people and their experiences from the last fifty years.
Over the past decade, television has seen an explosion of acclaimed and influential debut storytellers including Issa Rae (Insecure), Donald Glover (Atlanta), and Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You). This golden age of Black te…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762481514 |
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| ISBN-10: | 076248151X |
| Author: | Bethonie Butler |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.00kg |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 188mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“An intelligent, valuable resource…thoughtful book looks at how Black people have been portrayed on the small screen and how those depictions have both changed with and influenced the times.”–Chris Rutledge, The Washington Independent Review of Books
“Butler looks back on television shows hosted by or starring Black entertainers in this amply detailed book…readers who fondly remember watching programs such as In Living Color and Everybody Hates Chris will especially enjoy this.”–Anjelica Rufus-Barnes, Library Journal
“Washington Post pop culture writer Bethonie Butler is less interested in narrating how Black TV changed America (which it did) than in telling stories that ‘center Black people and their experiences, without tethering those experiences to the white people in their midst.’”–Mark Anthony Neal, The Washington Post
About The Author
Bethonie Butler
Bethonie Butler has covered television and pop culture for the features section of the Washington Post since 2015. She joined the Post in 2010 as a member of the audience engagement team, following stints at NBC, EW.com, and the Providence Journal. She lives in Maryland with her family.
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