The CW's 'Black Lightning' offers an electrifying superhero facing tough issues
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2018
2 minutes
It's no coincidence that the CW's latest offering in a successful string of superhero series premieres the day after Martin Luther King Day.
The hero at the center of "Black Lightning" is an African-American educator who prefers to counter systemic racism, inner-city violence and corrupt law enforcement through peaceful means.
But when the lives of his family and community are threatened by a ruthless criminal operation that encompasses all
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