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Blackout Tuesday: ABC To Rerun ‘Black-ish’ Episode About Police Brutality Amid George Floyd Protests

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By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV On Blackout Tuesday, a day of reflection for the entertainment industry in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, ABC will be rebroadcasting two signature episodes of comedy Black-ish, ‘Hope’ and ‘Juneteenth’. ‘Hope’ has been hailed as one of the best episodes about race to ever air on television.

Taking place almost entirely in the Johnson house, it centers around the youngest twins, Jack and Diane, and how their parents explain to them police brutality against Black people.

It was “inspired by conversations I was having with my own children about the countless examples of systematic oppression happening around them,” Black-ish creator Kenya Barris said today, announcing the reruns. (see his IG

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