Actor, writer, producer, and Inclusion Rider co-author Fanshen Cox joins Becky and Faith to talk about representation in Hollywood, why individual-led and policy-led DEI efforts keep collapsing into lip service, and how she's returned to building community and centering storytellers through Sister Brunch and her production company, TruJuLo (Truth, Justice, Love).
In this conversation:
01:32 Movies that made us feel seen
07:19 Discovering the power of storytelling and the meaning behind the name "Fanshen"
10:44 Raising socially conscious kids: the burden, and the need to keep them safe
15:25 Black women's hair, personal choice, and not becoming the oppressor
22:26 Theater vs. film/TV acting and the power of casting directors
26:44 #OscarsSoWhite, going back for an MFA, and the one-woman show One Drop of Love
28:35 Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Project Greenlight, and co-authoring the Inclusion Rider
32:12 Moving into development and writing DEIA policy at the California Film Commission
35:08 Empowering storytellers: Sister Brunch and TruJuLo
39:39 The Black Panther Party legacy, communal upbringing, and fear of retaliation
42:39 Capitalism, homeownership, and what happens when anyone gets too much power
46:52 Not canceling ourselves, and the limits of shaming
52:18 Hollywood as a system: finding agency and community
56:29 A decade after #OscarsSoWhite: backsliding on representation
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