B+Season 4Black-ish pulls from Hamilton in a strong season premiereAshley Ray-Harris10/03/17 11:39pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAnd we’re back! With so many major events constantly happening, it feels like time is moving at lightning speed. It…
B-Season 3Black-ish welcomes a new family member in a fast-paced finaleAshley Ray-Harris5/11/17 12:10pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis season of Black-ish has been a mixed bag. It featured excellent episodes like “Lemons” and “Being Bow-racial,”…
B-Season 3Zoey spins off in a not so Black-ish episodeAshley Ray-Harris5/04/17 11:39amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Liberal Arts” is a difficult episode of Black-ish to review. Mostly because it’s not an episode of Black-ish. The news…
Season 3A double dose of Black-ish focuses on the familyAshley Ray-Harris4/27/17 10:55amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe biggest criticism Black-ish faces is that it’s too political. Unfamiliar viewers will watch episodes like “Being…
B+Season 3Black-ish gets back to the basicsAshley Ray-Harris4/06/17 10:35amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWell, that almost made me forget about last week’s major misstep. “What Lies Beneath” is a great episode of Black-ish…
D+Season 3Fuck Chris Brown and Black-ish should know betterAshley Ray-Harris3/30/17 9:06amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI’m a black man in America and I don’t get to play by the same rules. - Dre
C+Season 3Black-ish struggles with women’s issuesAshley Ray-Harris3/16/17 8:10amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Manternity” is an episode that reveals one of Black-ish’s few shortcomings. The show has never had an issue combining…
B-Season 3Black-ish looks at its own self-righteousnessAshley Ray-Harris3/09/17 11:39amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBlack-ish is back after a short break! “ToysRn’tUs” is a great return to form for the show. It feels like a typical …
B+Season 3The Black-ish kids are growing the fuck upAshley Ray-Harris2/23/17 12:52pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkA thorough and interesting family plot? Dre delicately walking the line between overreacting and moralizing? And a…
BSeason 3Black-ish focuses on brotherhood in the midst of lossAshley Ray-Harris2/16/17 11:07amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn this season of Black-ish, the show has addressed some of its heaviest themes. When “I’m A Survivor” begins, it seems…
B+Season 3Black-ish isn’t afraid of sounding too blackAshley Ray-Harris2/09/17 7:02amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkHappy Black History Month! It only seems appropriate that we welcome Black-ish back into our lives during the blackest…
B+Season 3Black-ish is in a rage almost all the timeAshley Ray-Harris1/19/17 7:49amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” - James Baldwin
ASeason 3Black-ish got Trump and made lemonadeAshley Ray-Harris1/12/17 11:14amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Lemons” starts with a monologue from Dre about America’s love affair with upsets. This is true. This past Sunday at…
ASeason 3Colorism and interracial dating bring the “ish” in Black-ish into focusAshley Ray-Harris12/01/16 12:47pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis Black-ish review is late. It’s incredibly late because this was a complex episode to approach. As soon as the cold…
B+Season 3Black-ish is thankful for aunts in a sister-focused episodeAshley Ray-Harris11/17/16 7:38amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBlack-ish has always been an amazing show because of its ability to capture honest nuances and dynamics within the…
B+Season 3The Black-ish American dream is still alive in an inspiring episodeAshley Ray-Harris11/10/16 7:46amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWell, hey! Black-ish reviews are back! This season has had some great episodes in ”40 Acres And A Vote,” “God” and “The…
B-Season 3Black-ish is back-ish, as the Johnsons take Disney WorldLaToya Ferguson9/21/16 9:00pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBlack-ish is finally back for its third season, but it’s very difficult to accept “VIP” as a season premiere in the…
B+Season 2Black-ish falls on “Good-ish Times” in its second season finaleLaToya Ferguson5/19/16 4:09amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkLast season, Black-ish ended its first season with the gimmick episode “Pops’ Pops’ Pops,” an ode to the Harlem…
B+Season 2A deceptively simple episode of Black-ish changes everythingLaToya Ferguson5/12/16 1:31amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkUntil Dre goes full “Dr. Mom”/“Dr. Dre” in “Daddy Dre-Care,” the episode is almost shockingly—and kind of…
B-Season 2Wealth matters on an uneven Black-ishAshley Ray-Harris5/05/16 5:55amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis week’s episode of Black-ish continues a conversation on wealth and class that’s been building since “Black Nanny”…
