1. Mahershala Ali IS an African-American.
2. Mr. Ali may likely not take the role because he has been cast for Season 3 of “True Detective.”
3. Because the focus of the show is about Somalians in the U.S., why not have a lead actor who is actually of Somalian descent (Barkhad Abdi)? Also, if the person who wrote and directed the pilot is Somalian (K’naan) as well, then that lends all the more accuracy and realism to the show.

In truth, I have my own bones to pick with Ms. Bigelow’s “Detroit.” However, because HBO seems all set and ready to move ahead with their alternate imagining of the Confederacy, I don’t get why this show can’t also be picked up. If they won’t take it, they should at least give it a shot with another network.

Hmmm…
Maybe no matter how any oscars liberals throw at their own disgusting agendas that doesn’t necessarily transfer into people willing or wanting to actually watch it.

” I hear the big problem was that it didn’t star Mahershala Ali.”

Liberal race-baiting is a creepy and offensive scheme if your paying attention.
Remember that time bigalow made that movie about her interpretation of an incident involving Black Americans in Detroit, and hired a british Black guy to act it out for her?

Couldn’t find an actual Black American?