100 Years After The Tulsa Massacre, Here’s Why Hollywood Needs To Invest In Black Storytellers TulsaRaceMassacreAnniversary
Washington Post reporter DeNeen Brown contemplates a segment of the Arkansas River where forensic archeologists discovered anomalies consistent with possible mass graves. 20 October 2020.A century after the Tulsa massacre, there are still many stories to be told about one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history. Setting out to help fill that void and remind Americans of the devastating event exactly 100 years later is DeNeen L.
The documentary’s spotlight on the omission of Black perspective in American history points to a larger exclusion of Black voices and stories in media and entertainment as a whole. Access is further impaired by ad spend inequities. Black-owned film and media companies lack support from advertisers and major industry players like ViacomCBS and Netflix. According to Nielsen Ad Intel, less than 2% of ad spend has historically gone to Black media companies, while Black consumers make up 13% of the population.
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