Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has urged filmmakers to tackle racism more often, suggesting that Black history and the societal impact of racism is underrepresented in the entertainment industry and the American education system.
In an op-ed for the New York Times Friday, days after the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Hanks wrote that history is"mostly written by white people about white people like me, while the history of Black people -- including the horrors of Tulsa -- was too often left out.""Until relatively recently, the entertainment industry, which helps shape what is history and what is forgotten, did the same. That includes projects of mine," he added.
' Massacre survivors' lawyers demand Tulsa be the next city to pay reparationsA USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study last year revealed that 32% of top-grossing films in 2019 featured an underrepresented actor in the lead or co-starring role -- a significant rise compared to the 13% figure recorded in 2007, the study's inaugural year.
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