he's darnell hunt, chair of the department of sociology at u.c.l.a., and the head of its ralph bunchter for african american studies. professor darnell hunt, thank you for joining us. >> i'm glad to be here. >> reporter: the other night at the emmy awards, viola davis seems to have really struck a nerve, which coin sides, incidentally, with the research you've been doing. tell us a little bit about what she had to say and how that resonated with your studies. >> well, you know, i think that viola made a really important point. it's hard to win awards if there are no roles, you know. and that's been the history. it's an industry that's been dom nailtd by white men for generations. and, unfortunately, it's woefully out of step with where america is going. we're almost 40% minority right now, and clearly a little more than 50% female. >> reporter: aside from the basic fairness-- and that's a huge one, obviously-- what else is wrong with the kinds of equations that you've spelled out? >> on the one hand, there's the question of employment. you know, it's just unfair that talent of color