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Kerry Washington on Why Hollywood Is "Still Centering Whiteness"

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In a new episode of LAist's podcast, Hollywood: The Sequel, Kerry Washington talked about Hollywood's diversity problem."When we say we're committed to diversity—it's diverse from what?

We're still centering whiteness as the most important thing and inviting diversity around that," said the Little Fires Everywhere actress.The conversation comes amid daily nationwide uprisings against police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in the United States.It's no secret that Hollywood caters to white stories.

Kerry Washington discussed the entertainment industry's infamous diversity problem in a new episode of Hollywood: The Sequel, a podcast from culture website LAist."We look at ourselves to get better and do better," the Little.

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