Star says black,Asian and minority ethnic people are ‘now allowed at the titanic table’, but rejects quotas as introduced by the BBC, or ITV,Channel 4 and SkyLenny Henry said television has taken baby steps” towards improving its track record on diversity but questioned whether quotas were the right way forward in an industry that remained largely “monocultural”.
The TV and stage star, a prominent campaigner to improve the representation of black, and Asian and minority ethnic people in the creative industries,said there was a sense that BAME people were “now allowed at the titanic table to discuss things”.
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Source: theguardian.com