Black content creators go it alone in creating inclusive content we need now
Once relegated to the margins or reduced to stereotypes, Black characters are getting their time in the spotlight, offering viewers a glimpse into the complexity, joy, and challenges of their experiences.
Ronald Hinton—a New York native actor and writer—isn’t waiting on Hollywood to come to him. He’s forging his path through crowdsourcing to make the shows and characters missing.
Subscribe to Native Son’s newsletter for more news, information, and conversations about Black gay and queer everything.A post shared by Ronald Hinton ✨ (@ronaldthomashinton)In a conversation with Native Son, he calls the series, which can be streamed on YouTube, a passion project.“I didn’t see anything out there, any shows, that accurately depicted my life or the life of people I knew, so after six years of working on NATIVES, we finally have something that speaks to a group of people who are often overlooked,” he says.
NATIVES follows a close-knit group of queer, twenty-something New Yorkers whose lives are turned upside down by the return of Izzy Sanchez.
