Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAbout a decade ago, Samantha Ofole-Prince got a message from a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Ofole-Prince, who is Black, grew up in the United Kingdom, and had been writing entertainment stories from Los Angeles for publications in the U.K., Africa and the Caribbean.The HFPA member — whom Ofole-Prince declined to identify in order to protect her from controversy — wanted to meet.
At the meeting, the woman said the group was looking to recruit Black members, and asked Ofole-Prince if she would be interested in joining.“How many do you have?” Ofole-Prince asked.“We don’t have any at the moment, unfortunately,” the member replied. “It’s very embarrassing for us.” The organization’s failure.
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