Raven Baxter Was Black. Here Are The Receipts.

Raven-Symoné says That’s So Raven wasn’t a Black show. I have questions—and receipts. From the original Absolutely Psychic pilot and Disney’s stated intentions to Black History Month and the episode where Raven exposes anti-Black hiring discrimination, the evidence is overwhelming. That’s So Raven was universal because it centered a Black family—not because their Blackness disappeared. 0:00 Raven Said WHAT About That’s So Raven? 0:31 Let’s Be Charitable…For a Minute 0:51 The White Lead Disney Replaced 1:26 Disney Knew Exactly What It Was Doing 1:58 “True Colors” Enters the Chat 3:34 Blackness Is Not a “Very Special Episode” 4:48 Raven Has Said This Kind of Thing Before 5:41 Black AND Universal—Case Closed 6:00 So What Actually Makes a Black Show?