Below is the link to an interesting article written in Her Campus by Lauren Forbes in 2017. This article highlights the need for more representation for people of color in media. Although the article makes an important general claim, I would urge everyone to not settle for mere representation in media, but push everyone to advocate for beneficial, not harmful representation of blackness in media because all of the examples of representation mentioned in the article promote problematic stereotypes of blackness even though they have black characters.

Why the Portrayal of Blackness in the Media is so Important