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Kerry Washington Says Hollywood Still Needs To Do Better With Diversity

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23.06.2020 - 23:41

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Kerry Washington is opening up about diversity in Hollywood and how there is still much work to be done. Speaking on the Hollywood the Sequel podcast, the 43-year-old Little Fires Everywhere producer and star talked about how theater is still centering whiteness. “We look at ourselves to get better and do better,” Kerry says. “When we say we’re committed to diversity — it’s diverse from what?

We’re still centering whiteness as the most important thing and inviting diversity around that or when we talk about inclusivity, there’s still an in and an out.” She went on, “We’re still centering certain kinds of people and maybe in tiny fractions allowing other people to the table.

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