"Unfortunately, the business is such that, as far as studios are concerned, they judge one quote-unquote black movie on how other â€˜blackâ€™ movies have done, even if they have nothing to do with each other Â Itâ€™s too bad we canâ€™t do well on our own merit when it comes to the studios. They donâ€™t like to take risks and, unfortunately, weâ€™re still considered a huge risk, even though I donâ€™t think we are."

Source : "Black Actors’ Roles Are No Longer ‘Just The Black Best Friend Or The Crackhead’" by Danielle Cadet, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 23, 2014.

Taye Diggs

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