The Spectrum Lounge Episode 8 - The Harriet Tubman casting controversy
On episode 8 of The Spectrum Lounge host ReBecca Theodore-Vachon is joined by filmmaker Erica Mann, pop culture critic Clarkisha Kent and BET.com Entertainment Jerry L. Barrow as they tackle the debate over Cynthia Erivo, a Nigerian British actress cast to play the role of Harriet Tubman, an African-American Civil War hero. Should non-American Black actors be allowed to play real life Black American icons?