The Boondocks, Black Jesus - Open Letter From Aaron McGruder lyrics

As the world now knows, The Boondocks will
Be returning for a fourth season
But, I will not be returning with
It i’d like to extend
My gratitude to Sony and Adult
Swim for three great seasons

I created The Boondocks two
Decades ago in college
Did the daily comic for six years
And was showrunner on the
Animated series for the first three
Seasons the Boondocks pretty much
Represents my life’s work to
This point huey, Riley
And Granddad are not just property to
Me they are my fictional
Blood relatives nothing is more painful
Than to leave them behind

To quote a great white man, "Hollywood is a
Business" and to quote another
Great white man, "Don’t hold grudges"

What has never been lost on me is the
Enormous responsibility that came
With The Boondocks
– particularly the television show
And it’s relatively
Young audience it was important to offend
But equally important to offend for the right
Reasons for three seasons I personally
Navigated this show through
The minefields of controversy it
Was not perfect and
It definitely was not quick but
It was always done
With a keen sense of duty, history, culture
And love anything less would
Have been simply unacceptable

As for me
I’m finally putting a life of controversy and
Troublemaking behind me with my
Upcoming Adult Swim show, bLACK JESUS
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