S03.04-Colorism in Entertainment

Colorism in entertainment- We have guest panelists Jay and Warren of the Blacklite Podcast, Monique of the 52 Dates Podcast, John of a Football World Discussion, and Jami. The conversation steered to the much-needed topic of Zoe Saldana’s portrayal of Nine Simone in the 2016 biopic called Nina, which was notoriously championed against by Simone’s fans and family members.  It was one of the first times where the social media age and issues regarding Black portrayals in Hollywood collided, providing important discussion around the erasure of dark-skin. .