And according to Chestnut, he has pioneering black actor Wesley Snipes to thank for opening the doors for other dark-skinned actors. “It wasn’t until, really, Wesley Snipes came and kinda just ...

They explained, “These are all dark-skinned actors playing Africans, and I feel like it would have just been off to see me as a bi-racial American with a Nigerian accent just pretending that I ...

Though Hollywood and the media have the tendency to favor lighter skin, when darker skinned people are cast, they are usually in roles that are inferior. For Black actors and actresses, this has been ...

She explained, “These are all dark skin actors playing Africans and I feel like it would have just been off to see me as a biracial American with a Nigerian accent just pretending that I’m the ...

Actor Mithun Chakraborty, in his first speech after receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, recalled his struggles as a dark-skinned actor. The 75-year-old actor was emotional and asked young actors ...

It's always outrageous to hear stories about how our favorite beloved Black actors were and still are treated when it comes to film sets. Some have struggled with proper lighting for deeper hues ...

Amandla Stenberg says she walked away from “Black Panther” because her skin complexion is lighter than that of the other cast members, and she wanted to give “darker-skinned” actors a space.

Failing to do this right reduces Black actors to their skin color, rather than allowing them to inhabit a character that makes sense in its entirety. Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, ...

Amandla Stenberg says she walked away from “Black Panther” because her skin complexion is lighter than that of the other cast members, and she wanted to give “darker-skinned” actors a space.