We learn later this is Kendra Rae Phillips (Cassi Maddox), the only Black editor in the history of Wagner Books in New York City.
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The series opens with a prologue set in 1988 with a woman fleeing an office, furiously scratching at her scalp, trying to escape on the subway. (There are also changes from the novel, but reading it is not a prerequisite to enjoying the show.)
For all that, there are times when everything doesn’t quite mesh - there are a lot of pieces to this puzzle - and the societal criticisms don’t always hit as hard as they might intend. It’s fascinating and well-made and acted, and it’s pretty creepy. But "The Other Black Girl" is nothing if not ambitious, and it offers a welcome look at topics not often seen in a TV series - for example, how Black employees, women in particular, have to tamp down their identity to succeed in a largely white world, and the position Black women are left in when an ally turns out to be at least a competitor or, worse, something far more sinister. It’s based on the bestselling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, who adapted it for TV, and it’s got a little bit of everything: biting social commentary, an insider look at the publishing world, office politics, racial politics, white privilege, mystery and eventually out-and-out horror. 13, follows a Black woman working in publishing and is having trouble advancing in her career. The 10-part Hulu series, which begins streaming on Sept. “The Other Black Girl” is all over the place in terms of genre and all the better for it.
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