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    If CBS's 'S.W.A.T.' Wants To Break Ground, It'll Have To Try Harder

    S.W.A.T. is a rare CBS show with a nonwhite lead, but its simplistic take on heroes and villains feels awkwardly out of step, especially in the age of Black Lives Matter.
    by Eric Deggans Nov 03, 2017 3 minutes
    Shemar Moore plays S.W.A.T.'s lead after 20 years appearing on CBS shows like The Young and the Restless and Criminal Minds. / CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images

    Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson has a way with words that borders on magic. At least, it seems that way after watching a few episodes of CBS's newest police drama reboot, S.W.A.T.

    In the new show, beefcake star Shemar Moore is Hondo, a nonwhite guy (the show isn't more specific) from a tough neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles who winds up leading a Special Weapons and Tactics police unit. Every chance he gets, he defuses tension with suspects or crime victims (often people of

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