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Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes for the Lack of Afro-Latinx Representation in In The Heights

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. The movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical centers on characters living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City and stars include Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, and Melissa Barrera.

But while Miranda and the filmmakers behind it are being accused of colorism, because the film is lacking in representation of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx people. “I started writing In The Heights because I didn't feel seen,” Miranda began a statement on Twitter on June 14. "And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us—ALL of us—to feel seen.

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