TV's Black Renaissance: Reggie Yates in Hollywood
Revolutionary change is shaking up the TV industry in Hollywood. A wave of hit shows like Atlanta, Dear White People, and Insecure, all with majority African American casts, are pioneering a new frankness about race and identity. Follow Reggie Yates to L.A. and into this ferociously creative and hugely aspirational new world.
Revolutionary change is shaking up the TV industry in Hollywood. A wave of hit shows like Atlanta, Dear White People, and Insecure, all with majority African American casts, are pioneering a new frankness about race and identity. Follow Reggie Yates to L.A. and into this ferociously creative and hugely aspirational new world.
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