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November 14, 2017

Uppercut: Black hair and skin campaign success

A brave campaign to tackle the unequal behind-the-camera treatment of Black actors by TV and film make-up and hairstylists has delivered a groundbreaking course that promises to end the neglect...

Black actors demand respect for their skin and hair

It is an undeniable fact that Black British actors are grossly underemployed in the TV industry and are fleeing the UK for Hollywood to find work.As if the scarcity of roles for them in Britain wasn’t bad enough, when the fortunate few are ...