I always feel bad when a quality HBO or Showtime show or a decent movie feels obligated to have a black woman play a high-powered lawyer or intellectual.
One way the actors compensate is to have their eyes wide open.
About Luke Ford
I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)