Amazon’s ‘Black America’ is the Perfect Clapback to ‘Confederate’

Fam. Familia. Homie. My mans and dem! By the good graces of Bast herself, it seems our #NoConfederate prayers have been answered. (Editor’s note: We had some ideas of our own for pitching.) Don’t get it twisted! HBO didn’t cancel that show, despite the backlash. There are too many racists hiding in plain sight for them to stop that snowball of dolla signs from rolling. I’m talkin’ about the newly announced Black America television show that has been in the early stages of production for about a year. [title type=”h4″]Ayyy y’all heard about the good news? Y’all sleepin’ on us? Had a good snooze? Wake up racists wake up![/title] Yo every hype beyond belief hip-hop track I’ve ever internalized rushed to the front of my cranium when I heard this announcement. [title type=”h4″]Its About To Go DOWN![/title] Every lit movie scene casting down oppression flew back in to my consciousness on that fuck yo alternate timeline couch shit! [title type=”h4″]Are you not entertained?! Is this not why you are here?[/title] [youtube link=” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUrWYv2vtU&scrlybrkr=5cb8a18c” width=”590″ height=”315″] The unofficial Confederate clapback explores a world where some southern states have left the Union, but instead of exploring the tired trope of slavery, they flipped the script and this show will bestow reparations of the most Gawdly proportions upon African Americans. Going with the black as can be title of, Black America, this drama is being produced by two black m…

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