Vanessa Morgan took to social media after the Black Lives Matter movement reached new heights due to the murder of George Floyd to call out other unjust things happening to the black community including in the industry.
The Riverdale actress got her point across to a showrunner who is now promising to do better. Vanessa’s character, Toni Topaz, is the only black lead in the show.
In addition to not being paid an equal amount, she also took the time to address black characters not receiving proper storylines. ‘Tired of how black people are portrayed in Media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous, or angry scary people.
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