

That fell through, but he wanted to move ahead with the conversation about "Our Kind of People" to give "students an opportunity to think about the show critically." Palmer said the show had initially reached out to the Upperman Center about hosting a premiere party for UNCW students. Emmanuel Harris II of Spanish and Africana Studies.

Kaia Shivers, English department chair Dr. 22, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Upperman African-American Cultural Center will host a Facebook Live event with Black UNCW faculty members talking about the show and the issues it addresses, including "the contours of The Black Elite," read a post announcing the event.

Fox premiered its new Wilmington-shot drama "Our Kind of People" Tuesday night, and the show highlighted not only Southeastern North Carolina but also the kind of Black cultural issues that rarely show up on network television.Īt 6:05 p.m.
