Girlfriends Canceled by The CW Network Is Anyone Actually Surprised?

Well, the CW Network didn’t wait long immediately after the writer’s strike ended the black female sitcom “Girlfriends” has been canceled. The truth is ever since Jill Marie Jones left the show the spark from Girlfriends was gone. Jill Marie Jones was the spark the fire that made Girlfriends special. Now for Girlfriends fans don’t forget the show is available on DVD now.

It is not hard to decipher why Girlfriends never received the attention it deserved. Girlfriends was a great show with an outstanding talented cast. Girlfriends was the best black adult comedy since “A Different World” and “In Living Single”. Girlfriends demonstrated that young black women can be hard working, have good jobs, love lives, and still struggle like everyone else.

The mainstream media hyped Sex And The City to the maximum because the cast was white. Sex And The City is pure fantasy to be rich, wear great clothes, and live in posh apartments. Sex And The City always avoided the issue of race and reality. Girlfriends was a great television the show was more truthful and realistic. Girlfriends dealt with serious topics such as body image, employment discrimination, sexism, racism, homophobia, and safer sex, in an intelligent and witty way.

I wonder why the CW Network waited until after the writer’s strike to cancel the program? I think this is very disrespectful to the fans and the actors but that’s showbiz. Why wait until now? I believe Girlfriends deserves a proper series finale. Now that Girlfriends is off the air black television is basically non existent.  Notice NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, haven’t bothered to develop a black comedy or drama for years. I believe this should be a wake up call for black viewers and for people that are interested in entertainment.

here is the contact info for the CW Network Executives

CW Network Executives Info:

President Of Entertainment (CW)
Dawn Ostroff
818-977-2525

Director Of Current Programming (CW)
Traci Blackwell
818-977-2537

President of CBS Paramount Network TV
Nancy Tellem
323-575-2380
nancy.tllem@tvc.cbs.com

It Is Time For The Old Civil Rights Guard To Fall Back!

First, let me say that I respect my elders. I respect the hard work Andrew Young, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson have done for the black race. Although sometimes I think Young, Jackson, and Sharpton, are a bit inimical and too confrontational. I still believe the passion and the dedication these men have for black people is commendable.

However, I also believe everyone has their time and the time of the old civil rights guard has passed. I don’t think Young, Jackson, or Sharpton can speak to the concerns of the younger black generation.  I cringe when I watch the television and the old civil rights guard  are patronizing and lecturing younger blacks. I think the issues we encounter are a bit different from previous generations. It is time for Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton to fall back.

It is time for the younger black generation to speak up, to vote, to get organized and political. I am not overlooking the contributions Sharpton, Jackson, and Young have made. I just believe it is time for younger blacks to be cognizant of the importance of being involved in the political process.