#BlackTwitter is celebrating the little bit of good news in this world on this #ThrowbackThursday eve. Netflix’s Strong Black Lead announced that seven beloved Black sitcoms from the ’90s and ’00s are coming to the streamer starting August 1. People excited about the nostalgic nod can expect to see One on One, Half and Half, The Parkers, Sister Sister, Moesha, The Game, and Girlfriends rolling out through the fall.
Strong Black Lead Tweeted the news with a video announcement featuring stars from some of the sitcoms, including Sheryl Lee Ralph, Essence Atkins, Tia Mowry, Flex Alexander, Mara Brock Akil, Golden Brooks,Tim Reid, and more. They talked about some of their favorite zany moments from the shows, and thanked fans for making this happen.
Time to pop bottles🍾🍾
The following classic shows are coming to @Netflix (US)Moesha – Aug 1
The Game S1-3 – Aug 15
Sister Sister – Sept 1
Girlfriends – Sept 11
The Parkers – Oct 1
Half & Half – Oct 15
One on One – Oct 15To celebrate, here's a message from your faves: pic.twitter.com/zohNPEo0rz
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) July 29, 2020
As for those fans, they are in a good mood
The joy y'all are bringing me today….🥺🥺🥺 I'M SO EMOTIONAL!!!!!
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) July 29, 2020
Moesha
Sister Sister
One on One
The Game
Girlfriends
Half and Half
The Parkers@JasmynBeKnowing and @strongblacklead came through like! pic.twitter.com/EpoUtG3tlH— S.BP. (@theSheenaB_P) July 29, 2020
Mo- to the -E to the! @strongblacklead pic.twitter.com/oqb9XaYDyI
— 🦩 (@JungleJullia) July 29, 2020
The world after classic Black shows start streaming on Netflix thanks to @JasmynBeKnowing & the team behind @strongblacklead pic.twitter.com/iVnZ9YYMXD
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/thatsoadriee/status/1288508121481084928
https://twitter.com/Nelothehottie/status/1288501914267779074
https://twitter.com/JKIRKLANDD/status/1288492832890781697
https://twitter.com/Rose_Gxlden/status/1288495004156137481
And for fans outside the United States, FOMO is not an option
Canadian Black folks who love to see that our brothers + sisters to the south are getting classic Black sitcoms on Netflix, but hate that we aren't getting the same treatment:
Learn to love the VPN and/or an Android box.
Thank me later. pic.twitter.com/JCnUXTVwXx
— Minister of Digital Snobbery (@missladyniobe) July 29, 2020
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