Why Hollywood Diversity Keeps Failing with Fanshen Cox

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Actor, writer, producer, and Inclusion Rider co-author Fanshen Cox joins Becky and Faith to talk about representation in Hollywood, why individual-led and policy-led DEI efforts keep collapsing into lip service, and how she's returned to building community and centering storytellers through Sister Brunch and her production company, TruJuLo (Truth, Justice, Love).

In this conversation:

01:32 Movies that made us feel seen07:19 Discovering the power of storytelling and the meaning behind the name "Fanshen"10:44 Raising socially conscious kids: the burden, and the need to keep them safe15:25 Black women's hair, personal choice, and not becoming the oppressor22:26 Theater vs. film/TV acting and the power of casting directors26:44 #OscarsSoWhite, going back for an MFA, and the one-woman show One Drop of Love28:35 Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Project Greenlight, and co-authoring the Inclusion Rider32:12 Moving into development and writing DEIA policy at the California Film Commission35:08 Empowering storytellers: Sister Brunch and TruJuLo39:39 The Black Panther Party legacy, communal upbringing, and fear of retaliation42:39 Capitalism, homeownership, and what happens when anyone gets too much power46:52 Not canceling ourselves, and the limits of shaming52:18 Hollywood as a system: finding agency and community56:29 A decade after #OscarsSoWhite: backsliding on representationResources mentioned:

Sista Brunch podcast: https://www.sistabrunch.com/TruJuLo Productions: https://www.trujulo.com/KweliTV: https://www.kweli.tv/"Fanshen" by William Hinton: https://link.amazon/B0cTyzF9y"We Will Not Cancel Us" by adrienne maree brown: https://link.amazon/B044X1c8X🎤 JOIN US IN THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE: https://feministpodcastcollective.com/