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Would you like to be in my club that relives the American 20th century?
Make It Soul trailer.
But what they might not have seen is the white woman behind her.
Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people, she wrote on Instagram.
The sudden rise of calls forcolor-conscious castingcomes after years of criticism about whitewashed roles.
Baker, the author ofSecrets of Voice-Over Success, co-founded the SOVAS to counter those trends.
Since 2013, the nonprofit offers education, professional training, and job opportunities for voice actors.
But Baker still thinks a lot needs to change in the voice-acting world.
Black actors are still working overtime to get equal representation and critical acclaim.
In America, the number of Black voice actors is still not representative of the population.
Wyatt Cenac, a comedian and formerDaily Showcorrespondent, voices two characters on NickelodeonsFanboy & Chum Chum.
But she, too, agrees that it is not enough.
Those kinds of opportunities can have profound effects on a project.
In this case, it was really more of a they didnt know where to look, Strangel recalls.
Its simple: Hire the appropriate person of color for the roles.
Anything less is just an aural and oral blackface.
And any white person telling someone to sound more Black deserves a punch in the throat.
Changing the voice-acting industry wont just come down to casting alone.
It must be called out from the backroom studios and it must be stopped.
