who is the girl in episode 8 of blackish season 1, who junior tries to rizz

The girl Junior is trying to get with in Black-ish season 1, episode 8 is Ciara. In that episode, Zoey helps Junior pursue her, and the recap specifically identifies the “hot girl” as Ciara.

Quick scoop

• Episode: “Oedipal Triangle”

• Character Junior is chasing: Ciara

• Zoey is the one who helps him with it

Small caveat

Some cast listings only show the main credited characters for the episode and don’t name Ciara directly, but the recap description does.

TL;DR: It’s Ciara.