The Unwritten Rules of Black TV
The Experiment
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Is There a Reason Why Black Television Wasn't Working?
In inner reporting, did you find a reason why, like economically or like industry wide, why people like susan were having a hard time getting their ideas through? So as broadcast networks were trying to with cable networks that were popping up and pulling away from their audiences, they really doubled down on wanting to make shows. And of course, there are a handful of exemptions, but for the most part, black writers who often were shut out of those rooms because there was a belief they couldn't write white.
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