Racial Justice

This 'Black-ish' Monologue Nails the African-American Struggle in a Post-Election America

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Jan 12, 2017
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“You don’t think I care about this country?” asks Dre, an African American character played by Anthony Anderson, on the television show black-ish, in the Jan. 11 episode “Lemons.”

“I love this country, even though at times it doesn’t love me back.”

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