htgawmsource:Maybe I’m outdated in thinking this, but because I’m a young black woman and don’t see
htgawmsource:Maybe I’m outdated in thinking this, but because I’m a young black woman and don’t see very many being the lead in a film, I have this fear, Will I be working? When I first started in this industry, my goal was to be some best friend. The sidekick. I thought that would be an accomplishment. But seeing people like Viola and Tracee Ellis Ross and Gabrielle Union and Lupita [Nyong'o]—who was two classes behind me at Yale—I can hope for more.Aja Naomi King on working as a black woman in Hollywood (from Marie Claire, “2017 Fresh Faces” issue, photos by Nicolas Moore) -- source link