Actors, Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, both the stars of new ABC sitcom, “black-ish” appear on the cover of the September issue of JET Magazine.
Actually the September issue is presenting two covers–one with Anderson
and Ross as they and the other celebrates their second annual “40 Under
40 list,” and the other featuring the Jackie Robinson West Little League national champions!
It’s refreshing to see Ross and Anderson on the cover, as they celebrate a milestone in Black Hollywood and that’s the September 24th launch of “black-ish.” Anderson will play the family’s father, Andre Johnson, and Ross will play his wife, Rainbow Johnson. The presence of the Black family on network television as been largely missing, other than on reality shows, since shows like “The Cosby Show,” “Family Matters,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “My Wife and Kids” (other shows that depicted the African-American family on mainstream television in a positive light) went off the air. “I think it’s a lovely thing that we’re being compared to something as great as The Cosby Show was at its time, but we’re not trying to emulate them,” said Anderson about the show.
“Around the time of President Obama‘s presidency, it seems like there was a switch toward the reality representation of Black families, “said the show creator Kenya Harris. “Now you have ‘Love & Hip Hop‘ or ‘Hollywood Exes‘ that show Black families as a lot more disrupted.” Unlike the “Cosby Show,” “black-ish explores how a well-to-do African-American family in a predominately White neighborhood deals with maintaining their Black cultural identity while also “assimilating” into the culture of their neighbors.
Also in the issue, JET reveals the publication’s “40 Under 40″ list, which includes the most influential movers and shakers in the African-American community under the age of 40. The list includes individuals who have household names to those who may actually live next door! The young men from the Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team, who won over the hearts of many Americans, are included in the list for being the first all-Black team to win the national championship in the Little League World Series.
What amazing covers!
Check out the Jackie Robinson West Cover!
The JET September issue is now available in Apple, Google Play and
Amazon stores for download. The magazine has extended the free trial
period until September 30.
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