The second season of Black-ish begins Wednesday night. That’s how I felt.
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And now that they’ve already begun filming, Scribner, who portrays Andre Johnson, Jr., said he can’t wait to discover what happens to his character.
“Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2015 Emmys, and although the prize went to “Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor, Anderson revealed he might be about to accomplish another major feat: getting the President of the United States on his show. You know which one we mean.
When last we saw the Evans family, J.J. had gotten his dream job, Michael’s in college, Thelma’s husband Keith gets another shot at an National Football League team, Willona gets a great new job and apartment; and Florida moves in with Thelma who is about to make her a grandmother.
The word became a hot-button topic in his household when he found out his 16-year-old daughter’s non-Black friends were using the word just a little too comfortably.
“I could put up a big argument that it (the word) has polarized and galvanized this country in a way that nothing else has”, he said.
The only problem is too many Black viewers might be paying closer attention to Fox’s hit hip-hop soap Empire, which also roars back for a second season tonight. Josh wants to know if “African-American” is OK to say. When the drama debuted earlier this year-Black-ish debuted in fall 2014-it nabbed a third of the comedy’s Black audience.
There’s a chance Obama could be making a future appearance on the show Black-ish. “We pride ourselves on telling stories that are diverse to spark point of view and start conversations”.
The role for “black-ish” in this social maelstrom?
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ABC’s black-ish isn’t just dipping its toes into politically incorrect waters when Season 2 premieres – it’s diving headfirst into the murky water.
