I mean, Eve, who marketed
herself as a gangster rapper has been able to have successful relationships with white men... which I think goes to show that black women can be exactly who they are and still attract white men.
There was also a tie in the voting Sunday for best supporting actor, with the honors going to James Franco
as a
rapper /
gangster named Alien in «Spring Breakers» and to Jared Leto
as a transsexual suffering from AIDS in «Dallas Buyers Club.»
The finished product stars Cress Williams (*)
as Black Lightning, and shares some trappings with the other Berlanti shows: a large family presence (including Christine Adams
as ex-wife Lynn, and Nafessa Williams and China Anne McClain
as daughters Anissa and Jennifer), a cop (Damon Gupton's Inspector Henderson) who's not sure what to make of this superpowered vigilante, a trusty tech support sidekick (James Remar
as Peter Gambi, who in the comics is a tailor specializing in making costumes for supervillains), and an archnemesis (Marvin Jones III — aka
rapper Krondon —
as vicious
gangster Tobias Whale).