Why Calling a Black Woman Difficult is a Concealed Kiss of Death
Assessing the role of Janet Hubert — the original Aunt Vivian
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12 min readNov 23, 2020
Back in the 90s, when we used phrases like “funky fresh,” The Fresh Prince of Belair challenged conventional wisdom about Black sitcoms. While most featured the lives of low-income families or those on the rise, this series was different. Americans…
