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Revenge of the Black Best Friend

Revenge of the Black Best Friend

2022 - 2022

The Sassy Black Best Friend

31st March 2022
Episode 1
Dr. Toni Shakur advertises her latest book in a ‘90s style infomercial and uses two case studies to illustrate how she would rewrite the stereotype of the sassy Black best friend.

I Swear I’m In This

31st March 2022
Episode 2
In an episode of her recently syndicated talk show, Dr. Toni Shakur reveals to a Black actor that he has been cut from his new film and gives him a chance to confront the director who gave him the axe

The One Who Dies First

31st March 2022
Episode 3
Phil is a Black actor on the set of a horror film who realizes a terrible truth: he’s “the guy who dies first.” Dr. Toni Shakur helps him resist the stereotype that requires his imminent death.

Never the Hero

31st March 2022
Episode 4
Dr. Toni Shakur pitches a new series about a super squad of former sidekicks.

Thug Race

31st March 2022
Episode 5
Dr. Toni Shakur is a guest judge on a reality tv show called Thug Race, where Black actors compete to determine who can play the most convincing “thug” and secure a speaking role in an upcoming film.

Cancelled

31st March 2022
Episode 6
A high profile actress releases a video exposing the ways Dr. Toni Shakur has exploited Black actors and capitalised on racism in film and TV. Even worse, now she has been cancelled on Black Twitter.
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An episodic series created, co-written, and co-produced by Amanda Parris that follows Dr. Toni Shakur, a self-help guru whose singular mission is to cancel the entertainment industry's reliance on token Black characters....before she gets canceled herself.

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