Brandon Drennan

Prince George's County is one of the wealthiest black majority districts in the U.S. The Woodmore Country Club and its attached gated community are the heart of the area's upper crust. I am taking a tour of the golf club in style on a golf cart. The parking lot is filled with Mercedes Benzes and Teslas. The vast rolling hills of the golf course stretch as far as the eye can see.

Sierra Balgar is a regular here. She also hosts events at the Woodmoor for her women of color social club called City Girls Golf.

The country club setting has inspired a new TV production called Beyond the Gates.

In the past, wealthy black families have been portrayed in sitcoms like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or primetime dramas like Empire. But Beyond the Gates is the first hour-long daytime soap opera starring a black family. And it comes amid a backlash, spearheaded by President Trump's efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion.

Kristen Warner is a media professor at Cornell University.

But Hope Wiseman, who grew up in Woodmoor, is pleased to see the new soap opera depicting her community.