'Black-ish' addressed the election of Trump and race in a powerful episode
The Emmy-nominated show, which has previously addressed Black Lives Matter and police violence, used the character Dre's workplace to talk about the presidential election. All of Dre's coworkers except for one voted for Hillary Clinton. When pressed for an explanation, that Trump voter, Lucy, comes off as reasonable:
Dre doesn't speak much until another coworker asks him why he "doesn't care" what's happening to the country, which causes him to launch into a monologue about the disappointment of black Americans and why he loves the US that's impressively delivered by actor Anthony Anderson:
Anderson's Andre walks out of the conference room on the show, but he adds a hopeful note in a voiceover:
A lot of viewers and critics were quick to call it a phenomenal episode for the show, and a moment that sums up many Americans' feelings after the election.
You can watch the scene above and watch the whole episode via ABC here.