What Are The Minorities In Hollywood

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Systematically, the U.S has always suppressed minorities in various settings, and in the film, media, and voting industry particularly. In today’s post-reconstruction society, a suppression of minority directors and their films, as well as a lack of accreditation of black people in film and media award shows are ever-so prevalent. This stems from- not, having enough competent and creative minority directors and talented actors, but rather from the continuous suppression and rejection of black films or black directors, by the majority white people in hollywood as well as the exclusiveness of the voting industry. There have always been competent and creative black directors whose ideas and films are worthy of the big screen and hollywood.

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