Media
This racial group still holds most of the top executive jobs, director positions, and makes most financial decisions in Hollywood.
What is White?
This nonviolent leader of the Civil Rights Movement delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington and advocated for racial equality through peaceful protest.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In 1936, this African American track and field athlete won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, directly challenging Adolf Hitler’s ideas of racial superiority.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 2008, this man became the first African American elected President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama
During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps due to racial prejudice and fear.
What are internment camps?
When most media creators come from a single racial group, the stories they tell usually reflect only that group’s experiences.
What is lack of diversity?
In 1954, this Supreme Court decision overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine and ordered the desegregation of public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This tennis player, daughter of a single mother on welfare, became one of the greatest of all time and used her platform to speak out on racial and gender equality.
Who is Serena Williams?
This 13th President of the United States issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This African American woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This group is one of the fastest-growing groups in the U.S., but remains highly underrepresented as main characters in movies.
What is Asian?
This 2020 movement, sparked by the death of George Floyd, brought millions into the streets demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism.
What is the Black Lives Matter movement
This NBA legend and civil rights activist was the first Black head coach in NBA history and the league’s first Black general manager
Who is Bill Russell?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, granted African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This Native American tribe was forced to walk the “Trail of Tears” in the 1830s under the Indian Removal Act.
What is the Cherokee Nation?