Netflix’s Forever Isn’t Just a Retelling of Judy Blume’s Book — It’s a Whole New Story About Black Love, Firsts, and Freedom

Mara Brock Akil’s Forever is not exactly your mother’s Judy Blume. Yes, it’s still about first love, heartbreak, and sex. But this Netflix reimagining does something bolder: it reframes those rites of passage through the lens of modern Black adolescence.…