Go Beyond the Oscar: 6 Great Features in Honor of Black History Month

In the late '80s and early '90s, black lead TV shows were mostly relegated to sitcoms, like The Cosby Show, Martin, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air... February 28, 2019 IGN Newsletter Black History Month [5 Best Black Lead TV Shows You Can Watch Right Now]( In the late '80s and early '90s, black lead TV shows were mostly relegated to sitcoms. While many of those titles are still popular in syndication, the twenty-first century has ushered in more drama series, like Empire and How to Get Away With Murder. Here are 5 of the best black lead shows you can read right now. [Read on IGN]( [5 Ways Black Panther's Success Could Inspire Video Games]( Nearly a year after its release, the cultural impact of Black Panther continues to be undeniable. Now that gaming continues to be the dominant art medium in America, can the industry replicate the same societal effect? [Read on IGN]( [How Black Women Made The Sims 4 Their Own]( Designed to be a mix of an architectural simulator and a high-tech doll-house, The Sims' release marked some of the most extensive customization in a video game at the time. [Read on IGN]( [5 Awesome Black Video Game Characters]( Change is positive. It feels like slowly, but surely over the past few years, publishers have finally started to realize the value of trying to inject their properties with new perspectives based around diverse characters, casts, and crews. [Read on IGN]( [8 Games Developed By Black Developers You Should Look Out For]( Over the last decade, the video game industry has seen a rise in prominent indie games on platforms like Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. It signaled to developers everywhere that ideas could be created by nearly anyone wanting to make them. [Read on IGN]( [Jerry Lawson: The Black Man Who Revolutionized Gaming As We Know It]( At 6' 6" and 280 pounds, Gerald "Jerry" Lawson — a Black man — was extremely far from the stereotypical image of an engineer and inventor in 1970s America, or even today. But nothing was stereotypical about Jerry, the man who pioneered the video game cartridge. [Read on IGN]( You are subscribed to [IGN Games]( as {EMAIL}. [Send Feedback]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( Was this email forwarded to you? [Click here to subscribe](. Unsubscribe link not working? Copy & paste this link to your browser: Ziff Davis | 114 5th Avenue, 15th Fl., NY, NY, 10011