Lena Waithe: Why Change in Hollywood Must Be Mandated, Not Requested (Guest Column)

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  • Author: Lena Waithe
  • June 30,2020

Lena Waithe: Why Change in Hollywood Must Be Mandated, Not Requested (Guest Column) Money is the only language that people in Hollywood understand. The only way we’ll see change in an industry that benefits from systems of inequality as they exist today is to hit people in their pockets.

We need mandates for inclusion. The studios, networks and streamers all need to live by new rules, and if they don’t live by them, there need to be financial repercussions. The studios need to greenlight a certain number of projects from Black people, brown people, people with disabilities, people who identify as Lgbtqia+ and other marginalized communities. Hollywood is nothing if not a mirror of America.
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