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As a screenwriter you always want to have characters with real depth and authenticity, but too often Black characters fall victim to superficial tropes and negative stereotyping. This book begins by asking the listener if they can write a Black character. It then asks the reader questions about their knowledge and understanding of race and racism. Exploring the popular representation of law and order, healthcare and celebrity in the entertainment industry, and comparing this with the reality of these institutions throughout history and today, Lubimbi opens up the discussion and offers solutions to problems surrounding race, representation, and stereotyping. Part analysis and part workbook, Race and Entertainment: Reflections on Racism in Film, TV and the Media will help screenwriters and creative professionals to understand the social construct of racism and how it affects the Black experience, in order for them to be able to write an authentic Black character.

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Thandi Lubimbi is a barrister who specializes in criminal law, and she has spent most of her working life in government. Lubimbi is also an award-winning screenwriter. At the 2022 New York Festival, her cowritten legal drama, Barred, won Best Digital Drama and The Effect, an Audible sci-fi series on which she was a contributing writer, won Best Podcast. Henriette Zoutomou has been a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, since graduating from Emory University in 2013 with a BA in sociology and minor in French. She pursued her love of storytelling via narration after an early career within the healthcare and tech industries. A voice actor for over five years, she has narrated audiobooks in a variety of genres alongside work in the commercial, eLearning, and podcast spaces. When she's not behind the mic, she's acting in front of a camera or on stage, attending concerts, walking on a beach, reading, visiting art museums, or laughing with loved ones. Henriette Zoutomou has been a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, since graduating from Emory University in 2013 with a BA in sociology and minor in French. She pursued her love of storytelling via narration after an early career within the healthcare and tech industries. A voice actor for over five years, she has narrated audiobooks in a variety of genres alongside work in the commercial, eLearning, and podcast spaces. When she's not behind the mic, she's acting in front of a camera or on stage, attending concerts, walking on a beach, reading, visiting art museums, or laughing with loved ones.

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