Viola Davis On Casting Black Women In Hollywood

In a new interview, the venerated actress observed how far Hollywood still has to go when it comes to the opportunities offered to dark-skinned women.
For years, Viola Davis has been using her influence and platform to incite meaningful conversations about representation in Hollywood. The Oscar and Emmy winning actress continues to make huge strides in an industry that has a lot of work to do when it comes to casting dark-skinned women in a range of roles, and that's something Davis knows all too well. In a recent interview, Davis got incredibly candid about how far Hollywood still has to go when it comes to the types of opportunities that are offered to dark-skinned actresses. I know that when I left How to Get

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