On Lena Waithe and the Danger of Pinning Your Creative Authenticity to Your Activism
by Shamira Ibrahim on Very Smart Brothas, shared by S from on (#4GR2W)
When it was announced that rising actor Jason Mitchell-known for his performances in Straight Outta Compton, Mudbound and The Chi-had not only been released from his contract as a series regular on The Chi but was removed from an upcoming Netflix film (and dropped by his agent and manager), the initial response was a"