Queenie and her Aunty Maggie. Courtesy of Channel 4 June 17, 2024 Queenie is a compelling exploration of Black motherhood – I’m glad I gave it a second chance Olumayokun Ogunde, City, University of London Despite the series retaining elements of the novel that frustrated me, this time, I saw things a bit differently.
Dionne Brown (left) plays Queenie. Courtesy of Hulu June 11, 2024 Queenie is a rejection of the ‘strong Black woman’ stereotype – and a celebration of ‘messy’ quarter life Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University Just as the novel drew attention to the whiteness of the chick-lit genre, the TV adaptation draws attention to the whiteness of chick-flicks.
Dionne Brown as Queenie in the Channel 4 production, on Disney+ in Australia. Disney+ January 5, 2023 My favourite fictional character: Queenie, a young Black woman living and dating in London, is ‘complex, funny, broken, fun’ Melanie Saward, Queensland University of Technology Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie navigates dating as a Black woman, living in a Black body, and what it’s like to straddle two cultures while never really feeling as though you fit.