"Tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people" Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan has spoken out against representations of black people in the media.
Sharing a number of tweets, Morgan revealed that she’s “the only black series regular [on Riverdale] but also paid the least”. “To my black fans, I have now made it my purpose to fight for us,” Morgan tweeted. “To the six year old me who had no role model that looked like me on TV.
This is for you. “We aren’t your token black non dimensional characters. This is being black in Hollywood. I will fight for YOU.” To my black fans, I have now made it my purpose to fight for us.
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