Explore every episode of the podcast Black Women in Film and Television

This podcast traces concepts such as the #OscarsSoWhite movement, and its importance in calling attention to racism and sexism in the film industry. We tell the story of Hollywood's progress through the stories of four women: Hattie McDaniel, Diahann Carroll, Kerry Washington, and Lupita Nyong'o. Following their careers in a chronological order, these four women symbolize the different forms of progress that were made for Black women in the industry. Each of the actresses may have approached issues of race and gender in different ways, but they all pushed the boundaries of Hollywood-- altering it forever. We discuss the progress of Black women in film, while still acknowledging that there are still issues of racism, sexism, and colorism in Hollywood today, and there is much progress to be made moving forward. Just as Hattie McDaniel and Diahann Carroll passed the torch to modern actresses like Kerry Washington and Lupita Nyong'o, we are going to continue to witness future actresses pick up where today's actresses leave off.