Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’ Spurs Debate Over TV’s Depiction Of Black Trauma
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans discusses how black trauma is showing up in popular entertainment and how it’s affecting viewers — including himself.
By Andrea Guthmann
Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’ Spurs Debate Over TV’s Depiction Of Black Trauma
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans discusses how black trauma is showing up in popular entertainment and how it’s affecting viewers — including himself.
By Andrea Guthmann
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Increasing diversity has been a positive for Black representation in media and entertainment. But lately, we’re seeing Black pain turned into entertainment in shows about slavery, Jim Crow and urban decay.
Reset explores how Black trauma is being turned into popular drama.
GUEST: Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic