Even after seven seasons,Black-ishis still must-see viewing every week.
So is its ability to combine laugh-out-loud humor with thought-provoking issues surrounding race in America.
As with any family show, it’s heartwarming to see how the children have grown over the years.
As the new episodes aired, fans started to worry that one character Martin’s Diane was noticeably absent.
Diane, played by actress Marsai Martin, has built up a significant following over the show’s years.
Although, Martin doesn’t like to “call them ‘fans,'” as she toldPop Sugar.
Distractifyposted some representative tweets from concerned viewers, such as “Ummmm…. where’s Diane?”
and “Yo Diane ain’t been [in] the last two episodes of Blackish.”
Could it be that Marsai Martin had left the show and her fans-turned-family-members for other projects?
Or had the writers run out of ideas to highlight Dre and Bow’s middle children?
As it turns out, neither is true.
Off the set, Marsai Martin is close to her castmates.
It’s not just the cast that Martin has a good relationship with.
Did you see the actress’s 2019 film,Little?
The one she executive produced when she was just 14 years old?
Barris has always been impressed with Martin.
If she doesn’t appear as often on the show, it will be with good reason.
Her company, Genius Productions, is coming out with its first film,StepMonster.
Martin isn’t just working for the sake of working.
She has, as the actress toldPopSugar, a mission: to help other Black girls embrace their beauty.
“We can do anything,” she said in the interview.
“We can change our style, our skin is beautiful and comes in all different shades.
Our inspirations, music, and culture are amazing.
There’s just something cool about being Black.
We’re dope, and people should see that more.”
