Is Zoe Saldana Darkening Her Skin for ‘Nina Simone’ Biopic a Problem for Black Hollywood?
Despite the various conversations that have circulated around Hollywood on the necessity and importance of diversity for media (especially over the past few weeks while gearing up for the Oscars), it seems one thing was slightly overlooked in the conversation: Promoting diversity WITHIN various minority groups. Well, that conversation resurfaced yesterday when the new Nina Simone biopic ad came out, showing a very darkened-up Zoe Saldana in the role. While many people (self included) were ecstatic about the theater debut of the film (set for April 22), others were d
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