Disney s animated hit "Lilo & Stitch" is getting the live-action treatment, but a reported casting decision has set off a new conversation about colorism in Hollywood.
In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks
Lin Manuel Miranda s hit musical is out soon, but where are all of the leading dark-skinned Afro-Latinx folks?
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In The Heights, the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the hit Broadway musical from Lin Manuel Miranda, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped its trailer over a year ago and folks had questions.
In sum:
Granted, the trailer (and film) showcased Black dancers and there were
certainly Black women in the hair salon, but where are the dark-skinned Black Latinx folks with a storyline? After all, this film
is placed in Washington Heights, N.Y., right?!
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HBO’s hit genre series
Lovecraft Country is facing backlash following a series of TikToks in which Kelli Amirah, an extra on the first season, describes how her skin was visibly darkened by the makeup team so Amirah would look more like the darker-skinned character she was portraying. The revelation is particularly surprising given that the series, which examines Black history and experiences through the lens of horror and science fiction, boasts a production team made up mostly of Black creatives, including showrunner Misha Green and co-executive producers Jonathan Kidd and Sonya Winton-Odamtten a pair of writers with PhDs in African American studies. HBO has responded to Amirah’s video ina statement obtained by