The Root Presents Role Call: A Black Entertainment Roundup Joint Prev Of all the things that bring me joy, two things remain at the top of the list: Black movies and Black television shows. Why? Partially because most of the fun, laughable memories of my childhood can be traced back to a moment involving TV or film. The other reason is that I’m a creative at heart, and to see something go from an idea in your head to the big or small screen lights a fire in me like no other. Since projects are always churning out of the giant machine we all know as Hollywood, it makes it hard to keep up with everything going on—which is exactly why we here at