Power Book III: Raising Kanan

A major storyline throughout the seasons focuses on Jukebox navigating her identity as a young lesbian. Her journey includes exploring her sexuality, experiencing violent rejection from her father, and surviving a traumatic forced gay conversion therapy program. Raquel's storyline also heavily emphasizes themes of female empowerment and rising above male dominance in the hyper-masculine criminal underworld.

The series presents a highly negative critique of traditional religious institutions. This is seen when a Christian church forces Jukebox into a traumatic and abusive conversion therapy intervention. The show also depicts the local police force as deeply corrupt and racially biased, while framing traditional masculine roles in the street game as toxic and destructive.

There is no organized anti-woke campaign or boycott against the series. Most viewers enjoy it as a gritty crime drama. However, a small number of social media users have complained that the prominent focus on lesbian subplots and a female kingpin feels forced.

The primary show creators, 50 Cent and Sascha Penn, have low scores and focus on commercial entertainment. However, several episodic writers and directors, like Stacey Muhammad and Natasha Tash Gray, have strong activist profiles and focus their work on identity, race, and progressive themes.