CBS’s Beyond the Gates is not just another soap opera. It is a cultural moment. The series centers on the Dupree family, a powerful and prestigious Black family living in a posh gated community in one of the most affluent African American areas in the country. CBS describes the Duprees as the definition of “Black royalty,” with secrets and scandals hiding behind luxury homes, manicured lawns, and polished public images.

For Black women, that matters.