‘Girlfriends’ Season Finale Targets Teens and Safe Driving

Tonight’s eighth-season finale for The CW’s Girlfriends, “Stand and Deliver,” (9:30pm EST) will include a special message aimed at teenagers: always use your seatbelt when driving.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 11.4 percent of black American and white American teenagers fail to wear seatbelts as recommended when either operating or riding in vehicles. Such statistics inspired Allstate Insurance Company to help Girlfriends’ showrunners deliver a message about the issue in the season finale.

The episode will include a story line in which Golden Brooks’ Maya Wilkes will discuss with her teenage son Jabari (guest star Kendre Berry) various dangers associated with driving. In addition, the broadcast will feature a 30-second Allstate commercial spotlighting the company’s efforts to promote safe driving among teenagers. I hope the important plot hits home among younger and older fans of the series, but this is only television…