Young “Black-ish” Stars Talk Their Fun Set and Filming Season Two

“I’ve been to South Africa a few times and it’s the first word out of their mouths when they greet me”, Anderson, 45, said during a recent teleconference with reporters promoting the ABC sitcom.

Eldest daughter Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) entitled cool-girl narcissism, Junior’s (Marcus Scribner) nerdy innocence, Jack’s (Miles Brown) adorable mischief, and the imperious self-assurance of Jack’s pint-size twin sister, Diane (Marsai Martin) provide the show’s most resonant retort to Dre’s insecure insistence that there’s just one “right” way to be black.

Noting that the president and his wife are fans of Black-ish, he continued, “We know them so we’ve been dealing with them and their people and hopefully they’ll say yes”. You know which one we mean.

The Emmy-nominated actor told E!

At the finish of their first season, the series soared, rising to become the second-highest rated show on primetime television next to Fox’s breakout drama Empire. Like his star, he struggles with whom can use the word and why. Dre’s opening monologue in the season premiere underscores a provocative aspect of race relations in America: Who still uses the n-word, and is that ever okay?

“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.

“In the episode, we give all of our characters a different voice”, claimed Anderson. The show’s premise places an observant lens on public perception and the looming stereotypes that often plague the black experience, while seamlessly rolling out a hilarious combination of inside jokes multiple generations of African Americans can connect with.

The role for “black-ish” in this social maelstrom? “We pride ourselves on telling stories that are diverse to spark point of view and start conversations”.

The second season of “Black-ish” will premiere on September 23 on ABC.