Question 1

Is A Thousand and One woke?

Accepted Answer

A Thousand and One has a woke score of 46/100, which means it is mixed, with noticeable woke elements. A Thousand and One follows unapologetic Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from foster care after her release from Rikers Island and raises him in 1990s-2000s Harlem while hiding their secret. The decade-spanning family drama centers on their mother-son bond, personal struggles, and efforts to build stability as the neighborhood transforms. Recurring themes of gentrification displacing Black residents, stop-and-frisk policing, and foster care barriers are integrated into the personal story of Black family resilience.

Question 2

Is there DEI in A Thousand and One?

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The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Institutional / cultural critique, Creator track record context. Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

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