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EDIT: In light of the tragic news of Andre Braugher‘s passing (at the age of 61 to a “brief illness” 1https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/13/andre-braugher-dies-cause-of-death-illness-61-brooklyn-nine-nine) on Monday) & the news coming out late last night, as well as the losses of some other phenomenal performers,* I’ve made and changed the usual mosaic header image for today’s Color Outside the Lines 2023 wrap up celebration of BIPOC Television, to include these pillars of acting.

*The loss of Lance Reddick earlier this year (at just 60 of heart disease), award-winning ‘This is us’ Ron Cephas Jones (who passed away in August at 66 from long-standing lung issues) and Richard Roundtree (less than 8 weeks ago to Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 81), is a stark reminder of my own loss 2when both my grandfathers died in their 50’s from heart disease and the massive ramifications that can be felt in my own life, despite them dying decades ago. It is a vivid reminder of the poor health prognoses of BIPOC men and women (the horrifying statistics on Black & Asian women in maternal mortality in the UK 3https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/11/black-women-uk-maternal-mortality-rates & https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/news/2444-continuing-inequalities-contribute-to-the-wide-variation-in-rates-of-stillbirths-and-neonatal-deaths-across-the-uk. You best believe I’m angry and upset, at not just the loss of these phenomenal performers, but the general trend of mortality, healthcare and treatment for BIPOC.

All this said, this is December and in line with the scheduled celebration topic of Television, I want to continue the tradition started last year by Moolissa (with thanks to Sir Simon Milligan for coming up with the topics) of celebrating BIPOC media and I’ve decided to split the comments into TWO prompts one acknowledging the massive contributions to Television these actors have made.

PROMPTS:

Lets celebrate and discuss the lives and performances of Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick, Richard Roundtree and Ron Cephas Jones. If there are any other BIPOC performers we’ve also lost this year (that I’ve forgotten), please let us know in the comment section.

Also continuing on from last years celebration, we’re wrapping up 2023 with some of our favorite BIPOC created pop culture. This weeks topic is Television!

Tell us your favorite BIPOC created and/or cast shows that were either made (or that you discovered) in 2023.

Thanks to everyone who contributed last year4https://the-avocado.org/2022/12/14/color-outside-the-lines-2022-wrap-up-tv/#disqus_thread.

Come back next Wednesday and the one after, where we’ll be covering Movies, Books, Comics, Video games & Podcasts.

Feel free to go off prompt.