It’s no secret that Hollywood has a diversity problem, especially when it comes to hiring directors ...
Gayle Wald
Gayle Wald is the author of It’s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power TV (2015) and Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2007). She teaches English and American Studies at George Washington University. 
Virtual Roundtable on “Empire”
After it debuted last January on Fox, Empire quickly became one of the most talked-about shows on television. Its Shakespearean portrayal of family life, its stylized window onto the hip-hop ...