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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

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Katori Hall won a Pulitzer Prize for her play "The Hot Wing King" Starz has not made an official announcement on whether the series will return for a third season. The series gained popularity over two seasons for exploring the provocative world of Black Southern sex workers. Some on social media took aim at the show for featuring gay sex scenes.

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Katori Hall first pitched the idea to convert her popular play about Black strip club culture into the television series “P-Valley,” the Pulitzer Prize winner was either quickly rejected after meeting with networks or denied before she could fully explain the concept.

2 years ago·United States

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

Katori Hall felt her popular play about Black strip club culture could easily become a television series

2 years ago·United States

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Katori Hall felt her popular play about Black strip club culture could easily become a television series. But when the Pulitzer Prize winner pitched her idea for “P-Valley,” it was quickly rejected by several networks. That was until Starz’s heard her concept with “open ears.” Now, Hall’s series “P-Valley” has gained popularity and is wrapping up its second season. The series is a…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

When Katori Hall first pitched the idea to convert her popular play about Black strip club culture into the television series “P-Valley,” the Pulitzer Prize winner was either quickly rejected after meeting with networks or denied before she could fully explain the concept.Hall struggled to find support from some network executives who thought the concept would be exploitative of Black women, in light of the history of casting them in hypersexual…

2 years ago·Miami, United States

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

2 years ago·Detroit, United States

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‘P-Valley’ explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Katori Hall first pitched the idea to convert her popular play about Black strip club culture into the television series “P-Valley,” the Pulitzer Prize winner was either quickly rejected after meeting with networks or denied before she could fully explain the concept.Hall struggled to find support from some network executives who thought the concept would be exploitative of Black women, in light of …

2 years ago·United States

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