Hold the Trauma: I’m in the Market for a Silly, Sexy Black Rom-Com

Hold the Trauma: I’m in the Market for a Silly, Sexy Black Rom-Com
It’s Valentine’s week, so I plan to watch a lot of Black love
Adrienne Gibbs
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Feb 15, 2021
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From “Jumping the Broom.” Photo: Sony Pictures EntertainmentI recently got a Valentine’s Day press release from a movie company that asked me to write about the romantic comedies in the company’s roster. They offered a list of the “most popular” lovey-dovey films of the 1990s and 2000s. And while I enjoyed 50…
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Written by Adrienne Gibbs
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