For Aaron Thomas the 'S.W.A.T.' reboot offers opportunity for diverse representation
On a Santa Clarita soundstage, a team leader thanks his crew for their hard work during a scene for the new iteration of "S.W.A.T.," debuting Thursday on CBS. Like the speech, the part of the set known as "the eagles nest" - a sleek concrete and steel space with a boxing ring and flat-screen festooned command center - is somewhat standard issue.
The team leader, however, is not.
Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, played by Shemar Moore ("Criminal Minds"), straddles two worlds - a kid from South Los Angeles who now runs the local special weapons and tactics team.
It is not a tableau that "S.W.A.T." executive producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas recalls seeing in his TV-junkie youth. As a kid in
