[Ads-l] Diverse = black

[David Wilton]

It was in the context of a story on the overwhelming domination of white men in Hollywood, both behind and in front of the camera. She clearly used it to mean "black" or at least "non-white." 

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David Wilton wrote:
> Heard Rachel Martin say on NPR's Up First podcast this morning that the movie Black Panther had a "totally diverse cast."

The cast came from several different black communities on four different continents. Some were African-American; one was of Kenyan ancestry, others from Zimbabwe, Uganda, Guyana, and South Africa. I'd call that pretty diverse.

Jim Parish

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