June 19th marks an important day in American history and Black history, specifically: it’s the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were made aware they were free. Amid a new awareness of Black issues and Black life, the day that was once observed as a holiday only by a small group is
Bashir Salahuddin
Sherman’s Showcase, the musical sketch comedy show that was one of the best comedy shows of 2019, is back with an hourlong special entitled Sherman’s Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular (in June) and boy, creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin could not have predicted how important and prescient this unapologetically black and goofy series would become in June 2020. Or maybe they could: