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Does the Controversy Over ‘Mixed-ish’ Have Merit?

An inside look at ABC’s new multiracial comedy

Kristal Brent Zook
Published in
9 min readSep 23, 2019

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InIn the third episode of the new sitcom Mixed-ish, which debuts September 24 on ABC, there is a classroom scene in which the camera zooms in on the back of 12-year-old Rainbow Johnson’s head (played by Arica Himmel) as she faces the teacher. Her hair is worn naturally and seemingly without gels, oils, or…

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Kristal Brent Zook
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Award-winning journalist/professor; race, women, justice. My latest book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Order @ thegirlintheyellowponcho.com