[MinorityRepublican]

As much as one cringes whenever Hollywood attempts a remake of a classic, we can hope that a well-crafted black version of It's a Wonderful Life would translate an uplifting message from traditional America into terms that resonate with black Americans today.

It needs to be original.

The Cosby Show. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air were popular sitcoms featuring Black families. And they were original.

[Rockingham]

Kenya Barris's family sitcom Blackish had original elements, so I am sure that she has some sense of how to mix old and new in a remake. Whether she and the Hollywood system will work to a good result though is harder to anticipate.