The Bold Type

Like Kat Edison, Many Black Women in Media Can’t Catch a Break

A white woman and a Black woman sit together on an expensive-looking couch in a coworking space.
by Iyana Jones
July 30, 2020 at 9:33am
The Bold Type isn’t so bold when it comes to Kat, its Black, queer protagonist. 
two white woman and a mixed-race woman hold hands in The Bold Type

Young and Free: “The Bold Type” is the Perfect Summer Show

by Evette Dionne
June 18, 2019 at 12:39pm
Each episode addresses and closes up issues in delightful and fantastical ways that keep rom-com enthusiasts tuning in each week. Read more »
Kat Edison on The Bold Type

Be Bolder: “The Bold Type” Glosses Over Race

by Jordan McDonald
August 25, 2017 at 12:25pm
The show makes its sole Black female character unbelievably neutral. Read more »