{"id":4547,"date":"2019-09-13T18:09:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2019-09-13T18:10:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T18:10:06","slug":"get-ready-for-the-long-awaited-girlfriends-reunion-on-black-ish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/get-ready-for-the-long-awaited-girlfriends-reunion-on-black-ish\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready For The Long-Awaited \u2018Girlfriends\u2019 Reunion On &#8216;black-ish&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4548\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4548\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/girlfriends.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/girlfriends.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/girlfriends-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/girlfriends-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/girlfriends-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Winter\/Getty Images Entertainment\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>It\u2019s been eleven years since the end of the popular sitcom <\/b><b><i>Girlfriends<\/i><\/b><b>, but the lovable cast is finally reuniting in the sixth season of <\/b><b><i>black-ish<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Thursday, September 12th, Tracee Ellis Ross excitedly announced on Instagram the reunion news that we&#8217;ve all been waiting for.\u00a0&#8220;So we have an extra special episode of\u00a0<em>black-ish.\u00a0<\/em>It&#8217;s a feminist episode, so I brought in some back-up from some of my girlfriends,&#8221; she said as she revealed her former <em>Girlfriend<\/em>s co-stars, all appearing to be equally as enthusiastic about reuniting.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2UTCE6lUJZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; 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padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2UTCE6lUJZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIRLFRIENDS X BLACKISH ~ @therealgolden47 @misspersiawhite @itsmejillmarie @blackishabc my giiiiirlfriends are guest starring on #blackish tuesday, october 8! we haven\u2019t all been together on camera since 2006. these are women i grew up with and love deeply and it was easy tap back into the magic of our chemistry and how much we love each other. it was giggles on top of giggles on top of giggles. girlfriends ran for 8 years and was important to so many people. being able to merge the worlds of @blackishabc and girlfriends was surreal for me and so much fun.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/traceeellisross\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tracee Ellis Ross<\/a> (@traceeellisross) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-12T16:02:54+00:00\">Sep 12, 2019 at 9:02am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Jill Marie Jones will join Ross on a <\/b><b><i>black-ish<\/i><\/b><b> episode titled \u201cFeminisn\u2019t.\u201d Premiering on October 8th, here is the official synopsis according to ABC:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cWhen Bow [Ross] learns that Diane [Marsai Martin] and Ruby [Jenifer Lewis] don\u2019t believe in feminism, she brings Diane to meet the women in her feminist group. Bow\u2019s friend Abby [guest star Nadia Quinn] thinks the group needs to be more inclusive, so Bow invites three of her girlfriends to join. Meanwhile, Junior [Marcus Scribner] and Jack [Miles Brown] help Dre [Anthony Anderson] after he realizes he is out of touch with modern day feminism.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Girlfriends<\/i><\/b><b> is widely recognized as one of the most prominent television shows, as it depicted blackness and the diversity of Black women in multiple ways.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cThe timing was perfect to be able to bring <\/b><b><i>Girlfriends<\/i><\/b><b> to a whole new audience. We haven\u2019t all been together on camera since 2006,\u201d Ross told <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/2019\/09\/12\/girlfriends-cast-reunion-blackish-exclusive-photo-tracee-ellis-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Entertainment Weekly<\/b><\/a><b> in an exclusive interview.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b><b><i>Girlfriends<\/i><\/b><b> ran for eight years and was important to so many people. Being able to merge the worlds of <\/b><b><i>black-ish<\/i><\/b><b> and <\/b><b><i>Girlfriends<\/i><\/b><b> was surreal for me \u2014 and so much fun. These are women I grew up with and love deeply and it was easy to tap back into the magic of our chemistry and how much we love each other. It was giggles on top of giggles on top of giggles.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Season 6 of <em>black-ish<\/em> premieres September 24th at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC. <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been eleven years since the end of the popular sitcom Girlfriends, but the lovable cast is finally reuniting in the sixth season of black-ish. 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