The organization known as BLD PWR, which was founded by “Insecure” actor Kendrick Sampson, released their demands as part of a Hollywood 4 Black Lives campaign, and everyone from Queen Latifah to Viola Davis has signed on.
“The way that Hollywood and mainstream media have contributed to the criminalization of Black people, the misrepresentation of the legal system, and the glorification of police corruption and violence have had dire consequences on Black lives,” reads the Hollywood 4 Black Lives letter.
Along with critiques of Black portrayal in T.V. and movies, Hollywood 4 Black Lives also called out the systematic limitation on Black people.
To invest in anti-racist content, H4BL demanded that Hollywood “Invest in developing, producing and distributing anti-racist content that humanizes and advances nuanced portrayals of Black people.”
Their letter was signed by key racial justice organizations such as Black Lives Matter and Color of Change along with over 300 Black artists, storytellers, writers, actors and more.
