Black publicists talk battling restrictions, championing inclusivity in Hollywood: 'We can tell a variety of stories'
, a war epic released in November whose cast was almost entirely white, only after months of"convincing why we were the best people for that job."
Adds Ascend Public Relations Group’s Erica Tucker, a rep for Kendrick Sampson and Yara Shahidi:"A lot of folks like to put us in boxes, like we can only represent Black people, and that’s simply not true. I experience that all the time, like [at] get-to-know-you lunches with agents and managers, and they sometimes think, ‘Well, you just represent Black talent.'" She emphasizes,"We can tell a variety of stories.
Bazan — with Ede-Williams and Bron Studios’ Cassandra Butcher — has put together a list of 96 publicists of color working in film and TV to"provide an open door" for agencies and studios looking to hire, says Ede-Williams. Butcher says the list is available to"guilds, unions, the Academy and anyone who wants to be a part of change."
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