NBC’s ‘Carmichael Show’ tackles gentrification

What is gentrification, and is it actually a bad thing? And wait a minute, who's the cause of gentrification? These are the touchy questions that NBC's popular sitcom "The Carmichael Show" tackled during Sunday night's "Gentrifying Bobby" episode. Jerrod, the main character in the series, debates the subject with his girlfriend, Maxine, and helps to educate his father, Joe, mother, Cynthia, and brother Bobby on whether an invasion of wealthy neighbors hurts or helps the affected community:

What is gentrification, and is it actually a bad thing? And wait a minute, who's the cause of gentrification? These are the touchy questions that NBC's popular sitcom "The Carmichael Show" tackled during Sunday night's "Gentrifying Bobby" episode. Jerrod, the main character in the series, debates the subject with his girlfriend, Maxine, and helps to educate his father, Joe, mother, Cynthia, and brother Bobby on whether an invasion of wealthy neighbors hurts or helps the affected community:…