Yes, there’s a lot of work to be done, but this past year wasn’t all bad.
When Marvel Studios hired Ryan Coogler to direct Black Panther.
The 2018 movie is Marvel Studios’ first feature to star a black character, and Coogler is the first black director to helm a Marvel Studios feature. (Reporting by Adam B. Vary)
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When Black-ish was open and honest about police brutality in America.
During an early 2016 episode, called "Hope," Dre (Anthony Anderson) and his wife Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) get into a discussion about police brutality as the family waits to see if a police officer will be indicted for killing a black man who was unarmed. (By Michael Blackmon)
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When three of the four top honors at the Independent Spirit Awards went to actors of color.
Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah won Best Male Lead, Beasts star Idris Elba won Best Supporting Male, and Tangerine star Mya Taylor won Best Supporting Female. Taylor also became the first transgender actor to win a major film award. “There is transgender talent,” she said in her acceptance speech. “You better get out there and put it in your movie.” (By Jarett Wieselman)
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