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Sterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in Hollywood
Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson” last year. Now he’s nominated again for his role as Randall Pearson on “This Is Us.” He used to joke that there could only be one black actor working in Hollywood at a time, but he says it’s a lot different now.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson” last year. Now he’s nominated again for his role as Randall Pearson on “This Is Us.” He used to joke that there could only be one black actor working in Hollywood at a time, but he says it’s a lot different now.
Emmy-nominated actor Sterling K. Brown at KCRW (Photo by Amy Ta)
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4 of 4Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown is optimistic about black stories on TV- 0:00Where does the fight in Afghanistan stand?
- 10:28ACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-Nazis
- 20:22Why trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curb
- 28:48Sterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in HollywoodYou’re reading this