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Why Black Hollywood Wants More Representation in the Hair and Makeup Department

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Angelique Jackson As Hollywood commits to featuring more Black actors on camera, another question arises: What is being done about the support staff around them — and particularly in the hair and makeup trailers?When “The Bold Type” star Aisha Dee posted a letter on Instagram on July 15 detailing her experience as a biracial woman in Hollywood — using the moment to “demand better and more authentic representation both in-front-of and behind the camera” — she joined a chorus of voices speaking out about the lack of diversity in a specific part of the industry: the hair and makeup department.“It took three seasons to get someone in the hair department who knew how to work with textured hair,” wrote Dee — who wears her hair in a kinky, curly.

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