Joining the movement

‘The Neighborhood’ tackles racism head-on

By Rachel Jones TV Media

The Season 3 premiere of the hit show “The Neighborhood” is airing Monday, Nov. 16, on CBS. And, if you haven’t seen it yet, the premise is simple but hilarious.

A wholesome, outgoing, white, midwestern family moves from their friendly part of the country to settle in a rough-around-the-edges, historically Black neighborhood in Los Angeles. Hearing that his new neighbors, the Johnsons, have just moved in, Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer, “The Soul Man”) resolves to welcome the family. What he wasn’t expecting, however, was to meet an overly friendly white man on the other side of the door. While the color of their skin didn’t initially strike the Johnsons as a problem, they quickly learn that not everyone in their new neighborhood has the same experiences and perceptions of the world as they do. As the two families work together to find a common ground, a series of misunderstandings, suspicions and a healthy dose of perspective await them.

Greenfield, “New Girl”) and his wife, Gemma (Beth Behrs, “2 Broke Girls”), may be far friendlier than what their new neighbors are com fortable with, but Dave, given his line of work as a professional medi ator, simply doesn’t see the racial differences as a problem. Resolved to navigate his way through any problems that come up, Dave quickly learns through an immersive experience that life isn’t quite as simple for others as it has proven to be for him.

Fans of the show will be excited to know that all “The Neighborhood’s’” main characters are expected to return for the upcoming new season. Not only are they all coming back, but Calvin and his wife, Tina (Tichina Arnold, “Ev erybody Hates Chris”), have or”), and Dave and Gemma’s son, Grover (Hank Greenspan, “13 Reasons Why”), which helps to add a tone of generational complexity as we see how age, upbringing and life experience really can make a difference on a person’s perspective.

Tackling many tough themes — first and foremost being racism and reverse racism — the show examines exactly what it means to “belong.” “The Neighborhood” takes er and our often-overlooked and under-considered biases. But make no mistake, this series is definitely a comedy.

In the Season 3 premiere, the Butlers and the Johnsons unite stronger than ever when a member of their community is the victim of racial injustice. The show’s creator and showrunner, Jim Reynolds (“The Big Bang Theory”), was recently quoted as saying, “We really have a responsibility to use our platform to say something — both to validate and honor the experiences of some of our audience, while also trying to give insight to

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