Tropescilloscope: Sassy Black Woman

A black woman with a big voice and an even bigger attitude. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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And I Must Scream Evil Plan All Men Are Perverts Adults Are Useless Call-Back Demonic Possession Dark Reprise Fanservice Extra Bar Brawl Amoral Attorney Gender Flip Shipper on Deck The Mole Say My Name Cool Old Guy Gilligan Cut Cruel and Unusual Death Black and Gray Morality Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Sacrificial Lion Revenge French Films Hypocrite Stuff Blowing Up Properly Paranoid Henpecked Husband Woman Scorned Not Even Bothering with the Accent What Happened to the Mouse? Creator Cameo Paper-Thin Disguise Hero of Another Story Not Quite Dead Get Out! 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The Dog Bites Back My Greatest Failure