
'Family Matters' cast reunites on Zoom call to discuss racist cop episode
On the classic ‘90s sitcom “Family Matters,” viewers could feel the love in the...
VelJohnson and McCrary still have that same familial chemistry in conversation, but with a generational distance. Much like on television, VelJohnson sounds like a protective father when he asks McCrary to put his mask back on in the airport terminal, but when I point out the BLM acronym on the mask, it sparks a contentious exchange that shows the difference in their ages.
“All lives matter to me, that’s the only problem I have with that,” says VelJohnson. “Black lives do matter, and red lives, and white lives, and yellow lives do matter.”
“But they’re not taking other lives though, Reggie,” McCrary says, speaking with passionate respect. “I talk to my wealthy white friends, they can’t even imagine. My Jewish friends can’t even imagine the thought of their child not coming home at the hands of police brutality.”

