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On Day 1 of ABC's Virtu-Fall Presentations, Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne joined creator Kenya Barris and showrunner Courtney Lilly to tease an upcoming, hour-long special, which will air ahead of the show's Season 7 premiere. At the beginning of the panel, the cast and EPs…

“We have a record number of Black Emmy nominees this year, which is great,” black-ish star Anthony Anderson began as he presented at the 2020 Emmys. “These Emmys would have been the NBA All-Star weekend and Wakanda all wrapped into one.” “This was supposed to be the Blackest Emmys ever. Y’all wouldn’t be able to…

In 2020 there was an uptick in Emmy nominees from historically marginalized communities compared with 2019 — mainly with Black actors and performers. In fact, Emmy nominations for Black performers set a record this year and, in turn, there was a record number of trophies given to Black performers. And when it comes to…

The politics at this year’s Emmy Awards reflected a year of chaos and consternation: a polarizing election, the police brutality protests and, most recently, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The most frequent message from winners, though, was a simple plea to just get out and vote. “For any of…

2ND UPDATE, 11:15 AM: Ty Burrell, Ken Jeong, Mindy Kaling, Tatiana Maslany and Bob Newhart are the latest big names to join the talent lineup for the virtual 72 annual Primetime Emmy Awards airing Sunday on ABC. The network also promises that more “surprises are in store” for TV’s Biggest Night. UPDATED, September 16:…

UPDATED with character poster, 11:32 AM: ABC has released character posters for its upcoming  partially animated episode of Black-ish. Here’s how the gang looks when tooned up: PREVIOUS Sept 1 EXCLUSIVE: Black-ish is taking it to the ballot box in a partially animated and election themed special to air early next…

From police brutality to the intricacies of Black women’s hair, for six seasons now ABC’s Black-ish has boldly tackled issues and conversations that pertain to the Black experience in America. The stories are told through the eyes of the Johnson Family, led by Andre and Bow, who are played by Emmy nominees Anthony Ande…

Over two years after ABC shelved a highly political episode of Black-ish over creative differences," series creator Kenya Barris says the originally February 22, 2018 scheduled 'Please Baby Please' is finally seeing the light of day – on Hulu. “In November 2017, we made an episode of black-ish entitled ‘Please, Baby…

Black-ish star and newly minted Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have teamed to produce a public-service announcement about how to protect against COVID-19. The PSA, released Friday, was shot last week at Nickerson Gardens in South Los Angeles’ Watts district, where Anderson was born…

Anthony Anderson stepped in to guest-host Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, the first episode since the ABC late-night staple and next Emmys host — announced he was taking the summer off. Watch the Black-ish star’s monologue above. Anderson, who also will fill in Tuesday night, talks about the maskless and socially…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has set its first guest hosts as Kimmel begins his break next week from the late-night talk show. Black-ish star Anthony Anderson and Billy on the Street’s Billy Eichner will kick off the first week with Anderson hosting Monday and Tuesday July 6 and 7 and Eichner on Wednesday and Thursday July 7…

Having given many Americans their first exposure to the true significance of Juneteenth back in 2017, Black-ish this season continued to spotlight hard truths around race and wealth – sometimes from a very personal perspective. "I then came back with the story of one family trying to out-black the other black family…