chescaleigh: jollylollylily: diversityinfilmtv: ‘Degrassi’ Alum Creates Hilariously Bril
chescaleigh: jollylollylily: diversityinfilmtv: ‘Degrassi’ Alum Creates Hilariously Brilliant ‘Black Actress’ Series Frustrated by the dearth of options for her and her fellow thespian sistren, Andrea Lewis decided to take matters into her own hands and create her own destiny—online—with the hilariously brilliant web series aptly titled ‘Black Actress.’ Season Two of the series will be honored at the American Black Film Festival on June 11-14. “When I first started ‘Black Actress,’ we weren’t on TV like we are now,” Lewis told NBCBLK. “Like, I think it was just the beginning of hearing about ‘Scandal’ coming out and I was excited. I was like ‘Wow, this is amazing. Finally people are starting to put us in the forefront.’”“I think it’s really great to see where we are now and the amount of characters that are out,” the Toronto-born actress, who starred in the popular teen drama ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ for five seasons, furthered.“What I’m hoping is that it is just not a trend. That’s the conversation I’m having a lot now, like ‘Is this a trend? And how long is it going to last?’ I truly hope that it’s not just a trend. I hope next year that the pattern keeps reflecting this and it gets bigger and better and not changed.”To read more of this article, click on this link. Yes! proud to have been part of this awesome show! -- source link
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