Why We Need Diversity in Media, Now More Than Ever

Not long ago, Donald Trump held his first rally or KKK meeting in Tulsa, OK, and if you dare watch the viral, clips depicting the outrageousness of a raging racist, at his worst — you can’t deny the fact that we are right smack in the middle of a worsening national emergency.

And as we weather this season of upheaval and the reckoning that exposes white supremacy to white folks who were too white to figure out the lethality of their privilege until now, the glaring inconsistencies of white-owned industries, has become a bone of contention for Black creatives like me, who had to endure the 90s era of mandated exclusion.

Those days were rough!

So rough that when Black women found themselves in prominent spaces, it was understood that we had to work just as hard to replicate those successes without handouts.

But 2020 is supposedly the decade that will initiate long-overdue revisions that will provide future generations a healthier environment that won’t stifle talents and drastically reduce prime opportunities for stellar trajectories and deserved advancements.

Yet, when we examine the landscape of media, and the notable outlets that control the national narrative, we are hard-pressed to witness the consistency of diversity across the board.