Hard-hitting dramas a part of Black-oriented fall TV and movie lineup

NEW YORK — Family, celebrity lives, and fighting crime are three major themes of fall 2024’s new movies and TV shows that focus on Black people’s experiences.& Dramatic films such as “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” “Never Let Go,” and “The Piano Lesson” explore issues about complicated family issues, while the comedy series “Poppa’s House” features Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. portraying a father and a son who live together. BET+ and Lifetime are also offering several holiday-oriented movies about Black families.& Luther Vandross, Usher, Megan Thee Stallion, LeBron James, Pharrell Williams, and Tia Mowry are among the celebrities who star in documentaries. Crime and justice are explored in movies such as the reform school drama “Nickel Boys” and the World War II history-based drama “Six Triple Eight,” as well as the TV drama series “Cross” and “The Madness.”& Speaking during a June 2024 Q&A at the Tribeca Festival in New York City, “The Six Triple Eight” star/executive producer Kerry Washington said times are changing when it comes to the state of movies and TV shows about Black people. “There’s a new opening about these narratives that we’re telling, where for some of us, we see these stories, and we see ourselves,”...