History doesn’t repeat itself, it rhymes. Mistakes made in the past arrive again in the present, slightly re-dressed but always familiar. He’s been working in Hollywood long enough to witness the the ebbs and flows of diversity initiatives, and he fears the inclusion momentum that came after the death of George Floyd and opened opportunities to new filmmakers, could well turn into a forgotten fad as the urgency fades. Editors note: John Ridley is the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave writer, writer-director of Five Days At Memorial, and the Eisner-nominated writer of the DC graphic novel series GCPD: The Blue Wall, which premieres in September and is about systemic injustice in the Gotham City PD.
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