Actor Blair Underwood joins Jemele to discuss his versatile, multi-decade career, how he was inspired as a young actor by director Spike Lee, and how he landed his breakout role as the star of Krush Groove in the mid-1980s. Blair also discusses how starring in the popular television drama L.A Law changed his career, if the rumors are true that they plan to bring the series back, and he’s seen acting roles for Black men evolve as his career has progressed.

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