The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg has written and released a song in response to a racist backlash against the Star Wars prequel show.The show is set 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and the first four episodes are streaming now on Disney+.It was created by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland and stars Stenberg (The Hate U Give, Bodies Bodies Bodies) in the twin lead roles of Osha and Mae.
The two characters are raised by a coven of witches, led by Jodie Turner-Smith, and are separated by tragedy, with Osha training as a Jedi before lapsing, while Mae turns to the dark side.The show has been well received by critics, including NME, but Stenberg has said she has been “flooded” with “intolerable racism” from some of the show’s viewers since its release, and has taken it upon herself to write a song addressing the controversy.A post shared by @amandlastenbergPosting on Wednesday (June 19), she wrote on Instagram: “Happy Juneteenth.
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