Why Eli From Fifty Shades Of Black Looks So Familiar

There's a social cost to living well in America when you're not white.

And ABC explores that cost with "Black-ish," a family sitcom that follows a black family living in an affluent neighborhood predominantly comprised of white people. Anthony Anderson stars as Andre "Dre" Johnson alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, who stars as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, and, together, they ask the question of whether or not it's possible to maintain an ethnic identity separate and apart from the image forced upon them by climbing the social ladder that's, once again, predominantly comprised of white people. While "Black-ish" is technically a comedy, it's also a commentary on modern social issues for an underrepresented and undervalued part of the American community.

The series ran for eight seasons, from 2014 to 2022, where it held a solid audience and received mostly positive reviews.

Affion Crockett portrayed T. Will for two episodes (Season 3 Episode 15, "I'm a Survivor," and Season 7 Episode 8, "Compton Around the Christmas Tree) that were released in 2017 and 2020, respectively. T. Will is an old friend of Dre's with whom he reconnects while at a funeral and, unlike Dre, T. Will never caught a financial break. He's doing the best he can while also being not the greatest guy, and "Black-ish" explores how the two truths can exist within the same person.