I continue to see very little on TV for me as a woman of color.
One wonders why, she said.
Probably at the bottom, she continued.
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The real challenge is maybe that commissioners are risk averse, she added.
They would rather tell something similar to what theyve always been used to telling.
This is not a charity case, its a business case, she said.
There are 1.4 billion people living in Africa right now.
By the year 2050, one in four people is going to be an African.
The median age on the continent is 19 and they need to see content that speaks to them.
There is a market there.
