Black-ishhas a point to make and they’ll do it with a song.
“I’ve seenHamiltona ton of times,” executive producer and creator Kenya Barristold theLos Angeles Times.
It’s a contemporary piece that speaks to the texture of what America is."
Barris said the idea for the episode came from a discussion he had with his son.
I looked at him and said, ‘I think you’re mistaken, son.’
I thought he had just read the books wrong," Barris told theTimes.
“But I started researching it, and I was blown away.
His name wasn’t even really Christopher Columbus.
All these things we had been told in a false way.
Why is it that we have a holiday for this guy?
I started thinking about Juneteenth, being an American and acknowledging that slavery happened.
There’s never been one person prosecuted for slavery in the history of the country.
So we never got a reset button.
It was like, ‘OK, it’s over.’
Thank you for trying to show both sides,'“Barris told EWabout the January episode.
The fourth season premiere of ABC’sblack-ishbegins at 9 p.m ET on Oct. 3.
