The letter demands the entertainment industry take responsibility for the pay mind to the influence of its work, because “by allowing white people to control and oppress the narratives that affirm Black lives, Hollywood has directly and indirectly inflicted harm and oppression onto our communities”.
More than 300 black artists and executives, including Michael B Jordan, Idris Elba and Viola Davis, have called on Hollywood to divest from the police and invest in black communities in an open letter to the entertainment industry.
The letter calls on the entertainment industry to divest from police, de-center white stories and law enforcement perspectives, and to elevate black talent, storylines, careers and pay.
“White people make up the smallest racial demographic globally, yet their stories are seen as internationally universal,” the letter reads.