Alana Arenas And Tarell McCraney Went From Childhood Friends To Telling A New Story About Life In Miami On TV
Let Hollywood tell it, Miami culture can be summed up by three things: South Beach, salsa dancing, and drug cartels. Unfortunately, that representation of the southern Florida city that we often see on the big and small screen leaves out an important community that’s a huge part of its makeup: African Americans. Last year, OWN offered a new take on the 305 with the introduction of David Makes Man. The coming-of-age tale created, written, and directed by Moonlight‘s Tarell Alvin McCraney, not only expands the narratives of Black boys seen on screen but brings authenticity to the experien...
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