We Need More Black Faces On Tv, Says Lenny Henry ; I Look at Those Photos Now and I Want to Shoot Everyone Involved, Including Myself
Birmingham Post › February 09, 2008
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Midlands comedian Lenny Henry has accused the TV industry of racism.
In a speech to the Royal Television Society (RTS) this week, he said little had changed since the era of Alf Garnet and argued affirmative action was needed to ensure more black faces both on screen and behind the camera.See the full content of this document
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We Need More Black Faces On Tv, Says Lenny Henry ; I Look at Those Photos Now and I Want to Shoot Everyone Involved, Including Myself
Henry, who was raised in Dudley, said: "When I first started watching TV, there were no black people on it at all.
"The only black people constantly on telly were the Black and White minstrels. And they wer...See the full content of this document
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