Episode 188: Why Rukiya Bernard made ‘The Blactor’

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast · Sep 28, 2021 · 37m

In recent years, actress Rukiya Bernard has spoken publicly and frequently about the blatant racism and racist micro-aggressions she’s experienced as a Black woman in the film and television industry. She’s sat on numerous diversity and inclusion panels. She’s written about it, including in a creative essay titled Dear Becky that we published on the YVR Screen Scene site. She’s spoken about it in multiple media interviews. In short, Rukiya has done a lot of work for a lot of years to make her point – but with The Blactor, she’s taking us further than she’s ever taken us before. She’s not only…