Why don’t Black women get to see their coming-of-age stories on screen?

'The Debutantes' Director Contessa Gayles On Why Black Girls 'Don’t Need To Be Perfect Or Broken To Be Seen'

Source: Justin Bettman The Debutantes, a co-production from NBC News Studios, Westbrook Studios, and BET Studios, takes viewers to Canton, Ohio, where a group of determined Black women revive a long-dormant cotillion tradition. At its heart is a story not just about debutante balls, but about the quiet revolution of Black girlhood in all its complexity. Directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Contessa Gayles and executive produced by the legendary …

Why don’t Black women get to see their coming-of-age stories on screen?

As two new comedies fail to feature Black female leads, Isabella Silvers asks why this pattern persists, and who is responsible for changing it.