‘Black-ish’ Premiere Recap And Review – A Father’s Fears [Spoilers]

Anthony Anderson plays the role of Andre Johnson in the new comedy series "Black-ish." What happens when a black man in Los Angeles tries to raise his children in a predominantly white neighborhood? That is the central theme of the premiere episode. [Spoiler Alert]

The "Black-ish" premiere episode starts with the protagonist, Andre Johnson, giving an introduction about himself and his family, starting with his humble beginnings to his current successful career and big house in a predominantly white neighbourhood.

Although Andre Johnson has made some money and owns a nice house, he sometimes feels different in his own neighbourhood. He wrestles with reports of Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke being popular in R & B, Kim Kardashian as a "symbol for big butts," and Asian guys are on top on the dance floor. Andre feels something amiss because all the above mentioned areas were dominated by the black community.

Andre also has a feeling that his children are losing their black cultural identity and turning "Black-ish" instead. He lives with his father, a doctor wife, two daughters and two sons. He is shocked to find that his eldest son now goes by the name Andy instead of Andre and wants to play field hockey instead of basketball.

In his professional life Andre prepares for an announcement of getting promoted to the senior vice president position. He feels that the upper management has very less racial diversity and his promotion would be viewed as a victory by the other black people in the firm. He is however disappointed to learn that after the promotion he in charge of the "urban" division, which essentially means catering to the black community.

Andre jeopardises both his career as well as his personal life with his views. He tries to hold an African ritual of passage for his son, something which is seen to be weird by everyone else in the family. He also makes a presentation at work showing scary images of arrests and violence as an outburst for being put in charge of the "urban" division.

After a talk with his wife and his son, Andre comes to his senses. His wife points out that he would have been unhappy if a white man was given the promotion and his son says that he wants to play field hockey to impress girls, although he still likes basket ball.

Rectifying his mistakes, Andre makes a new presentation at work with the understanding that "urban" could also mean colourful. He also throws a big party for his eldest son towards the end of the first episode of "Black-ish."

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