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Netflix Acquires The Rights To Classic Black Sitcoms—Including “Sister, Sister,” “Moesha,” “Girlfriends,” “The Game” & More

<p>Roommates&comma; the wait is finally over&excl; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;judge-rules-that-moniques-discrimination-lawsuit-against-netflix-can-move-forward&sol;">Netflix<&sol;a> just announced that some of our favorite black sitcoms will officially be available for streaming&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sister&comma; Sister&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Moesha&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Girlfriends&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Game&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;One On One&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Parkers” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Half &amp&semi; Half” are all dropping over the next few months on Netflix and fans are incredibly excited&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For years&comma; fans of some of the most <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;shadowandact&period;com&sol;netflix-acquires-rights-to-7-iconic-black-sitcoms-including-moesha-the-parkers-and-girlfriends">beloved shows<&sol;a> in the Black community have been waiting patiently for them to be officially available to stream on Netflix—and they finally got their wish&period; It has just been announced that over the next three months&comma; seven classic black sitcoms from the 90s and early 2000s are dropping on Netflix so you can watch as much as you want&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Moesha” drops August 1<sup>st<&sol;sup>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Game” &lpar;seasons 1-3&rpar; drops August 15<sup>th<&sol;sup>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sister&comma; Sister” September 1<sup>st<&sol;sup>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Girlfriends” September 11<sup>th<&sol;sup>&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Parkers” October 1<sup>st<&sol;sup> and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;One On One” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Half &amp&semi; Half” on October 15<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To accompany the announcement&comma; several actors from the shows got together for a quarantine-style video spreading the news to fans&period; Tracee Ellis Ross&comma; Tia and Tamera Mowry&comma; Pooch Hall&comma; Sheryl Lee Ralph&comma; Jackee Harry&comma; Flex Alexander&comma; Robert Ri’chard and many more were featured in the cute video announcement&comma; courtesy of Netflix’s Strong Black Lead—which is the division of the streaming service that focuses on Black entertainment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CDPAPKsBPwO" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While some of these shows have already been available on other streaming services&comma; this is the first time for Netflix&period; The news was so well-received that it dominated the top trending topics on Twitter since it was announced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom" data-saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;q&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1596145678382000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNFvs&lowbar;PCYoK72XakYyyx5k1oMRbc4Q">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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