For some viewers, the iconic 90s sitcom Living Single, created by Yvette Lee Bowser, was more than a just “Black Friends,” it was an inspiration. Specifically, the character of Maxine Shaw, played by actress Erika Alexander (American Fiction, Get Out), represented an ideal of a highly successful, feminist, independent Black woman lawyer who met the world on her own terms, defying many of the cultural stereotypes and sitcom cliches prevalent at the time.
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