U.S : Sign The Petition : Tell ABC to air the banned "Black-ish" episode !

Tell ABC to trust their proven Black creatives as much as they trusted Roseanne. 

Call on ABC to air "Please, Baby, Please"

Dear friend, 

ABC barred “Black-ish” from airing an episode about Black NFL players’ #TakeTheKnee movement while greenlighting Roseanne Barr’s Trump-centered television show-- despite warnings about Roseanne’s history of racism and Islamophobia. Now, “Roseanne” has been canceled after mass outrage, and ABC is patting themselves on the back for taking the show off the air--even though they still won’t let the protest-centered “Black-ish” episode air. It’s clear that the network has chosen a side—they were happily signing checks for a Trump supporter who trades in bigotry while suppressing nuanced discussion of one of the most urgent issues of our day.

Enough is enough: sign now to demand that ABC airs the canceled episode of Black-ish.

“Black-ish” is a critical and commercial hit that famously tells Black stories from an authentic perspective--as it not only stars a cast of talented Black actors, but is also created, written, and produced by Black folks. We know how rare this is when two-thirds of shows have no Black writers at all--which leads to dangerously inaccurate portrayals of Black characters resulting in warped perceptions about Black people and communities that perversely inform the decisions of doctors, teachers, voters, police, judges and more.

ABC’s refusal to air an episode of “Black-ish” wasn’t just a move to quell a controversy, it effectively silenced honest Black voices from the main stage-- especially as NFL owners recently voted to ban athlete protest on the field. Instead of respecting the voice of players, the NFL banned players from protesting, in the same way, ABC banned "Please, Baby, Please" the episode of “Black-ish” from addressing the protests.

Sign now to demand that ABC air "Please, Baby, Please".

If ABC was willing to face intense criticism in order to tell the story of white Trump supporters on “Roseanne”, they should be willing to put the same resources and trust behind Black storytellers with “Black-ish.” It’s time for ABC to stop playing the middle and suppressing Black art while elevating dog whistles and bigotry.

Black art matters. Tell ABC to give Black storytellers freedom of expression and air the canceled episode of “Blackish.”

Until justice is real, 

Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Jade, Evan, Johnny, Future, Corina, Chad, Mary, Angela, Saréya, Eesha, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

References :

1. “Race In The Writers' Room :
How Hollywood Whitewashes the Stories that Shape America,” Color Of Change, October 2017. https://act.colorofchange.org/go/56083?t=9&akid=14323%2E1942551%2E4iutN0 

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