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Houston Lawyers Star In New WE Show “Sisters In Law”

A new unscripted show featuring African American female lawyers is trying to set the bar higher when it comes to black women on reality TV.

“Sisters In Law” follows a group of successful Houston attorneys as they juggle their family, the legal system and their “sisterhood” with one another. The show portrays the cast in a more upscale light than other reality shows about black women, something show creator and star Juanita Jackson said was no accident.

“It’s not about who they married, it’s not about who they slept with, or who their baby daddy is,” Jackson told BOSSIP at the show’s launch party Wednesday in NYC. “I understand that young ladies are drawn to the glamour and the glitz, but we need some substance out there on television.”

Sisters in Law Yandy Smith, Elle Varner and Naturi Noughton

Even the conflict is classy: In the show’s premiere episode, we see civil attorney Rhonda Wills clash with criminal defense lawyer Jolanda Jones over hosting a fundraiser for her campaign for the local school board. Later at the fundraiser, Wills gets into it with a Republican commentator over their differing political views.

“Some critics say this is another show about women arguing, but it’s really our lives,” Jackson said. “We have differences and we disagree, but the things we argue about are things that matter. We’re not going to argue over, ‘Oh you looked at my man, or I didn’t like what you had on.’ We’re arguing over our social political views and issues that are apart of our lives.”

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