Black-ish and How to Talk to Kids About Police Brutality [TheAtlantic.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/26/164:00 AM

There are disappointingly few shows on network television right now that could air the kind of episode Black-ish aired on Wednesday. Not only did “Hope” consist entirely of black voices discussing police brutality, the shootings of unarmed civilians, and a legal system that seems geared toward protecting bad cops; it also managed to be a funny sitcom at the same time. This was despite the fact that it took place in one room and bore the marks of a “very special episode,” the kind of preachy material that frequently graced American televisions in the ’80s and early ’90s. “Hope” was a special episode done right.

[For more of this story, written by David Sims, go to http://www.theatlantic.com/ent...ce-brutality/470922/]

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