Leading ladies from several hit shows on the STARZnetwork united for a timely discussion about representation and true allyship in Hollywood duringthe 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
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P-Valley stars Brandee Evans and Shannon Thornton, Run the World stars Andrea Bordeaux, Corbin Reid, and Amber Stevens West, and Power Book III: Raising Kanan star Patina Miller joined ESSENCE Senior Entertainment Editor Brande Victorian on the virtual Entertainment All Access stage to talk about playing fully fleshed-out characters of color and the value of their parent company’s recently- announced campaign to place more diverse female faces on screen and behind the lens.
PValley“I don’t think that I’ve seen anyone like Mercedes on TV, which makes it so beautiful,” Evans told ESSENCE. “We have to give props to Katori [Hall, P-Valley showrunner]. The way that she set up the show with all-female directors from the beginning made it very comfortable. It’s shot from a female gaze. So of course we’ve all seen the bodies and the sex workers on TV, but I don’t think we’ve seen them…from a woman’s perspective.”
Thornton agreed. “When people write for Black women, you don’t see the nuances, you don’t see the complexities of someone’s life. You don’t see a well-rounded human being.” But as for her “P-Valley” character, locally popular pole-dancer Mississippi, Thornton appreciates the many layers she gets to bring to life on screen.
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