![]() ![]() Richly made, the story focuses on a wacky toymaker and his adorable granddaughter and the magical creation that might change their lives for the better. We know it’s not the holiday season, but this 2020 Christmas movie musical became an instant classic when it premiered. Image Credit: Gareth Gatrell/©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection. Think of this as a Sliding Doors type of movie, only this one is heartwarming. He’s afraid to commit, but his fiancée’s ex-boyfriend is lurking in the shadows, waiting for his chance to pounce. This rom-com has Marlon Wayans stuck in a time loop one hour before his wedding (and yes, he’s naked in an elevator). Colbert/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection. The more the families work together to benefit the star athlete, the more they realize that their differences aren’t so vast. The sports drama was inspired by NFL star Spencer Paysinger and his high school experience of living in two different households: one in Crenshaw and one in Beverly Hills, where he played football. Image Credit: Movies & TV Shows on Netflix That Focus on Black Families: Her blended upper-middle-class family faced a series challenges, including infidelity, gender inequality and race relations, but it was tackled in a realistic way the resonated with many viewers in the late 1990s. The sitcom about an All-American high school student in Los Angeles made Brandy Norwood a star. Image Credit: ©Paramount Television/Courtesy Everett Collection. He retired from the hip-hop industry, and now, his wife is pursuing the career of her dreams. Image Credit: Adam Rose/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection.Įven though this show only had a one-season run on Netflix, the sitcom, starring, Joseph ‘Rev Run’ Simmons, shows what it is like for a dad to suddenly be the stay-at-home parent. Mom does her best to protect her son from those who want to exploit his special abilities. This superhero drama focuses on a single mother trying to raise who son, who is suddenly demonstrating magical superpowers. Image Credit: ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection. It’s a sweet father-daughter bonding movie. Playing against his usual comedic fare, Kevin Hart stretched his acting wings as a father who must deal with the grief of losing his wife, along with suddenly raising a daughter alone. Image Credit: Philippe Bosse/©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection. Even though it was a sitcom, the show had a lot of heart from the ensemble, led by Tracee Ellis Ross. Girlfriends is a great reminder that family is not always defined by blood and these four Black women stood by each other through every triumph and tragedy. Image Credit: Ron Tom/©Paramount TV/Courtesy Everett Collection. ![]() The story had the twin sisters reunited during their teen years as their relationship blossomed (and so did those trendsetting 1990s’ fashions that the duo wore so well). The classic separated-at-birth story made for an iconic sitcom, which ran for six seasons and starred Tia and Tamera Mowry. This list is just a highlight of what the streaming network has to offer from their growing library, but it’s wonderful to see Netflix shining the spotlight on the Black experience and finding a home for stories about family. As Netflix has developed its library of original series and films, along with acquiring properties from other networks, they have become a wonderful stop to find a variety of stories that appeal to any viewer. University of Arizona scholar Stephanie Troutman Robbins told UArizona News that “there are more opportunities for people to engage with different and more complex stories about the Black experience and for Black people to find a reflection of themselves and their communities on TV.”Īnd that also opens the opportunities as to how “family is defined as ‘chosen’ rather than purely biological, and particular Black communities, including the LGBTQ community, are centered.” Netflix finally has a TV and film roster that has something for everyone from the socially conscious family in Moesha to a young Black superhero in Raising Dion, and Kevin Hart taking on the challenges of single parenting in Fatherhood to Tracee Ellis Ross finding comfort and community with her three BFFs in Girlfriends.
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