When I first heard that "The Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder was creating and writing a series entitled “Black Jesus,” I thought I knew exactly what to expect. Having followed "The Boondocks" so closely, even until its bitter fourth season end, I thought we’d be gearing up for more blunt uncompromising satire with the addition of sharp pokes at contemporary Christianity. As the first episode started and Jesus Christ, played with jovial energy by Slink Johnson, offered a homeless man good will and compassion, instead of that day’s lottery numbers, I was pleasantly surprised.
“Black Jesus” is a good-hearted sitcom without the sanitizer – “Sanford and Son” with the…
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