“Not Every Show With Black Characters Should Be About Trauma Or Race” Tracy Oliver on ‘Girls Trip’ and ‘First Wives Club’

While in college Tracy Oliver was interested in the performing arts, but she eventually realized she was often the “sassy, funny sidekick and not the lead.” This realization – along with advice from her mother – actually inspired her to start writing rather than wait for someone to cast her. “I was really frustrated by […]