Black men in mainstream television and movies are often relegated to two types of roles — athletes and criminals — with minimal nuance.
A TV series produced by former Bear Thomas Q. Jones aims to change the pace.
“Johnson,” which airs 7 p.m. Sundays on Bounce TV, details the lives of four lifelong friends — Black men with the same last name who aren’t related — who are dealing with fatherhood, careers, the stigma regarding mental health, divorce, relationships, entrepreneurship, microaggressions, barbershop appointments and massaging hair care products into their lover’s scalp, among many other topics.