We don’t know who needs to hear this but: Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is going to be our Juliet. Just like Halle Bailey is our Ariel, and Brandy is our Cinderella.
Despite what racist trolls online have tried to say about her looks, talent and whatever other BS excuse they can think of—this gem of an artist, best known for her work in “Bad Education,” is going to knock folks’ socks off in this upcoming rendition. And to help undergird her efforts, over 800 Black women and non-binary actors have rallied together to call out those misogynistic bullies, as seen in an open letter published by The Guardian on Wednesday:
“Too many times, Black performers – particularly Black actresses – are left to face the storm of online abuse after committing the crime of getting a job on their own,” the letter read in part. It went on to describe how the initial news of…