Who Gets to Tell a Black Story

This article focuses on racial issues in dealing with Hollywood production and entertainment. The article takes perspectives that Hollywood is a white-man's world and that black people are sometimes just along for the ride. The article also talks about the problems dealing with the production of a HBO mini-series called the Corner and the issues centered on its production.

A memorable detail from the article is one that was pointed out early in the story. I thought it was very interesting that Simon, who is white, was in a situation where he needed to find a writing partner. The HBO executives leaned toward the a writing candidate, mostly because he was black.

An interesting anecdote is that the director of the mini-series, Charles Dutton, recieved much of his education while in prision.

I think the writer of this article did a pretty good job at relaying different people's perspectives on certain issues, especially the views of Dutton. Though I think the writer did a good job at getting people's opinions across, I think he/she could have done a better job at presenting a more concise problem and a more concise conclusion. This story isn't as intriguing as I thought it was going to be when I first started reading it.