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In an open letter posted to www.BLDPWR.com\u00a0Kendrick Sampson, along with 300+\u00a0 actors and influential members of the entertainment community, called for Hollywood to prove Black Lives Matter!<\/p>\n

On his Instagram<\/a>, Sampson said, “In light of continued systemic, brutal murders of Black people by police and white supremacy, over 300 powerful members of the Black community in Hollywood are standing together . . . ”<\/p>\n

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The letter states the following:<\/p>\n

Hollywood has a privilege as a creative industry to imagine and create. We have significant influence over culture and politics. \u00a0We have the ability to use our influence to imagine and create a better world. \u00a0Yet, historically and currently, Hollywood encourages the epidemic of police violence and culture of anti-Blackness.<\/p>\n

The way that Hollywood and mainstream media have contributed to the criminalization of Black people, the misrepresentation of the legal system, and the glorification of police corruption and violence have had dire consequences on Black lives. This includes stories that demonize our mental health as violent. \u00a0People use these stories to justify the killings of Black people like Deborah Danner, who was murdered by NYPD Sgt. Hugh Barry. \u00a0It also includes the perpetuation of transphobic stories that people use to justify the murder of Tony McDade in Florida, Nina Pop in Missouri, Dominique Fells, in Philadelphia, and Riah Milton in Ohio. \u00a0We must end the exaltation of officers and agents that are brutal and act outside of the law as heroes. These portrayals encourage cops like Derek Chauvin, the murderer of George Floyd.<\/p>\n

The lack of a true commitment to inclusion and institutional support has only reinforced Hollywood\u2019s legacy of white supremacy. This is not only in storytelling. \u00a0It is cultural and systemic in Hollywood. Our agencies, which often serve as industry gatekeepers, don\u2019t recruit, retain or support Black agents. Our unions don\u2019t consider or defend our specific, intersectional struggles. \u00a0Unions are even worse for our below-the-line crew, especially for Black women. \u00a0Hollywood studios and production companies that exploit and profit from our stories rarely have any senior-level Black executives with greenlighting power.<\/p>\n

Even with the recent successes of Black-led and produced films and television, myths of limited international sales and lack of universality of Black-led stories are used to reduce our content to smaller budgets and inadequate marketing campaigns. White people make up the smallest racial demographic globally, yet their stories are seen as internationally universal. \u00a0When we do get the rare chance to tell our stories, our development, production, distribution, and marketing processes are often marred, filtered, and manipulated by the white gaze.<\/p>\n

Due to Hollywood\u2019s immense influence over politics and culture, all of the racism, discrimination and glass ceilings Black people in Hollywood experience on a regular basis have direct implications on Black lives everywhere.<\/p>\n

Every time a Black executive or assistant is passed over for a promotion, or the marketing or production budget for another Black led film is limited, or when Black agents aren\u2019t supported, Black writers are shut out, outnumbered or diminished, Black hair stylists are neglected, Black grips, gaffers, and camera assistants and operators are shut out of below the line unions \u2013 EVERY SINGLE TIME \u2013 this gives us less control over our narratives, continues the legacy of white supremacy\u2019s influence over our stories and makes Black people in Hollywood and all over America less safe.<\/p>\n

By allowing white people to control and oppress the narratives that affirm Black lives, Hollywood has directly and indirectly inflicted harm and oppression onto our communities. \u00a0Because Hollywood has been a huge part of the problem, we demand it be a part of the solution. We, as Black people, bring immense, immeasurable cultural and economic value to the industry. \u00a0We are also suffering from the oppression perpetuated by this industry. \u00a0We have every right to demand this change.<\/p>\n

We demand better. Prove that Black Lives Matter to Hollywood by taking bold moves to affirm, defend and invest in Black lives. \u00a0Follow the examples of the Minneapolis School District, Denver Public Schools, the University of Minnesota and many other institutions in divesting from the policing system and investing in Black community.<\/p>\n

The full list of demands and those who signed can be found at bldpwr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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