president barrack johnson recently noted in a variety editorial that studios networks and other entertainment companies have rushed to make the usual symbolic gestures of support for the black community but they go on to observe that hollywood must and can do more we cannot continue to operate on autopilot when considering who is portrayed in our productions how their approach right and who makes those decisions so with the industry still in mourning following the tragic loss of chad to bozeman one of the best actors and performers of his generation is the business of show finally ready to truly embrace the fight for racial justice and institutional change i'll ask you that i mean you know from looking at hollywood from the outside in. are they really making changes for the better or is it still kind of window dressing will you know put on like certain little pageants will put on certain little things but really at the core of the industry. i say i would go with a lottery that hollywood is checking off boxes what we're seeing is not high level systemic change but there have been some promotio