The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: Not some brave new voices
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Truth Thomas is a musician and poet, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, raised in Washington, DC. He studied creative writing at Howard University under Dr. Tony Medina and E. Ethelbert Miller, before earning his M.F.A. degree in Poetry at New England College. Thomas is the author of two collections of poetry: "Party of Black" (Mouthmark, 2006), and "A Day of Presence" (Flipped Eye Publishing, 2008).» »
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: Not some brave new voices
I have been watching “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” on HBO and wondering why there are (apparently) no black African folks involved in the writing—or behind the camera production—of this show (this “broad comedy,” as they call it) about black life in Botswana. I love Jill Scott and wanted love “Detective.” That needs to be said. However, when did Alexander McCall Smith (all by himself) get to be the voice of Botswana? Perhaps there is no answer, and I won’t pretend to have one. Life is complicated and many events on its stage are inexplicable. Indeed, HBO may have a new production coming I am unaware of—a broad comedy about white life in Aspen, Colorado—written and produced by an all black film company from Zimbabwe. I look forward to seeing that show like Nelson Mandela looked forward to seeing Winnie on Robben Island.
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