As the star of ABC's hit series Mixed-ish, Arica Himmel recently took some time to chat with Madame Noire about her pivot from Broadway to television, the growth of her character Rainbow "Bow" Johnson this season, and what it's like to have Tracee Ellis Ross as a mentor.
Tika Sumpter says that the creators of the show felt it best served the story that is "Mixed-ish" to have a brown-skinned woman playing Bow's mom.
The Black community was skeptical about "Mixed-ish." But our culture editor thinks privilege does not deny you the right to your story.
Fans were disappointed to see that Rainbow's mother in "Mixed-Ish" is being portrayed by Tika Sumpter, instead of a light-skinned woman.
ABC is gearing up for another black-ish spin-off. After the successful launch of grown-ish, starring Yara Shahidi, ABC is premiering mixed-ish, which will focus on Tracee Ellis Ross’ character, Rainbow Johnson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the prequel spin-off will follow a young Rainbow Johnson in the 1980’s and her experience growing up in a mixed family. […]