remember, he wanted to do a prequel to the Sopranos, but it went nowhere. Mainly because they just HAD to put in blacks, and not only that, I am sure they put them on equal footing as the Italians in the story, even though there was never a black mafia that could get out of their own way in the entirety of human history. (I never saw The Many Saints of Newark) And I bet every period piece nowadays set in pre-1990s had to show how racist the society was, as well. It gets to the point where it's not worth doing anything with the restrictions/quotas.
You are correct about the ma y saints of Newark. There wS an incomprehensible black story line within the soprano story line.
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