HBO Max's "Sweet Life: Los Angeles" Is a Great Look for the Culture

Let's be real. When we think of reality TV, very specific things come to mind. Yes, we've got our Housewives (Real and Basketball alike), our classic Jersey Shore-type scenarios, our Love Islands, our bachelors and bachelorettes and all that jazz, but when it comes to Black excellence in reality television, what is there? Love & Hip Hop? More like money and messiness to me. Keeping Up with the Kardashians? The blackest thing about that show was Kanye, and I get it, you know. High-minded drama is hard, and Black high-minded drama is even harder, especially when being ratchet is what really sells. At least it was, until Issa Rae's first project of this nature finally came to fruition: HBO Max's Sweet Life: Los Angeles.