WATCH THIS. Taraji is telling the absolute TRUTH. 70-80% of GROSS income is gone off top for taxes & commissions (agents, managers, lawyers). And for those who pay other employees as well? Babyyyy! The math ain’t mathing! And I know - you’re like $10M minus $8M is still $2M… 1/?

https://twitter.com/slightwright/status/1737397453513482523

Yes that’s true. However, $10M is VERY RARE! Most of your fave Black actresses make about $250k-$500k for STARRING in movies (so $50-$100k net) and might only get ONE project a year. 2/?

I would like to offer something that some of you don’t understand that could help in the effort of eradicating racist behavior:

Workplaces that are all white except for one Black person are VIOLENT spaces for us. We have to wear emotional armor every day. We have to deal w/microaggressions that chip away at us, like:

—I like your braids, can you wash them?
—I wish I had dark skin like you but I’m so pale!
—I got a tan, we’re almost the same color now (puts arm next to Black person’s)!

If you’re new to the movement, know that ending police violence is only the start. Concurrently, we must make America truly & equally accessible. Abolish predatory lending, properly fund schools, actively eradicate prejudice about Black pain so we get fair medical treatment... Achieve real and comprehensive prison reform (please watch @ava’s “13th” and check out Bryan Stevenson’s work), stop holding us for years without trial, eradicate food deserts, stop redlining us out of our voting and property rights...