This week we are joined in BlackBoxStudios by our professor, Dr. Charles, and our TA, Tie who help us to answer some of our unanswered questions from this semester in the classroom and this season of CLIK. We discuss our favorite memories throu

In My Mother's House

Nov 15th, 2018 1h 11m

This week’s episode centers around representations of Black faith and how that impacts the Black family dynamic. These conversations are driven from faith representations in Thea, Good Times, and Black-ish. We also connect these sitcoms to how

When The System Fails

Nov 8th, 2018 1h 1m

This week’s episode centers around the representations of Black Activism in episodes from A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-air, The Carmichael Show and Black-ish. We use these popular Black American sitcoms to center our conversation

If Black Criminality Could Talk

Nov 1st, 2018 58m 48s

This week we explore Black Criminality through Black American sitcoms such as Family Matters, A Different World, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Join in the conversation as we discuss portrayals of Black criminality, how its changed, how it ha

Representin' For The Ladies

Oct 25th, 2018 1h 3m

This weeks episode is centered around the representation of Black women. We discuss colorism, sexuality, and feminism in characters from Living Single, A Different World, and Martin.

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Oct 18th, 2018 46m 26s

In this episode Bri, Jakob, Jiji, Rietta, and Sellers tackle the question of love and how it’s portrayed in the Black sitcom. We discuss the episode on the topic and interrogated the roles and expectations and roles of relationships.

The Family Does Matter

Oct 11th, 2018 46m 53s

This week's episode, The Family Does Matter, is all about the representations of Black Family Dynamics in the sitcoms we grew up with like The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Living Single. Join Lexie #1, Lexi #2, and Kevin as they

Paging Dr. Huxtable

Oct 4th, 2018 1h 15m

This week's episode, Paging Dr. Huxtable, is all about how we go forward as a class learning about Black family sitcoms and as people that grew up with the Huxtables in light of the recent sentencing of Bill Cosby. Join hosts J.Kellz, Rachel, a

Sistah, Sistah

Sep 27th, 2018 1h 1m

This week's episode, Sistah Sistah, engages with Black feminism and Black women's representations through sitcoms like Moesha, Martin, and the Cosby Show as well as books like Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" and Kristal Brent Zook's

The Black Sitcom and Its Importance

Sep 19th, 2018 51m 6s

This week's episode is all about why the Black sitcom is worthy of study and how our old favorites like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the Cosby Show are still relevant today. Join J.Kells, Maddie O, and Bri as they dive into the importance of

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