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Actor, writer, producer, and Inclusion Rider co-author Fanshen Cox joins Becky and Faith to talk about representation in Hollywood, why individual-led and policy-led DEI efforts keep collapsing into lip service, and how she's returned to building community and centering storytellers through Sister Brunch and her production company, TruJuLo (Truth, Justice, Love).

In this conversation:

• 01:32 Movies that made us feel seen
• 07:19 Discovering the power of storytelling and the meaning behind the name "Fanshen"
• 10:44 Raising socially conscious kids: the burden, and the need to keep them safe
• 15:25 Black women's hair, personal choice, and not becoming the oppressor
• 22:26 Theater vs. film/TV acting and the power of casting directors
• 26:44 #OscarsSoWhite, going back for an MFA, and the one-woman show One Drop of Love
• 28:35 Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Project Greenlight, and co-authoring the Inclusion Rider
• 32:12 Moving into development and writing DEIA policy at the California Film Commission
• 35:08 Empowering storytellers: Sister Brunch and TruJuLo
• 39:39 The Black Panther Party legacy, communal upbringing, and fear of retaliation
• 42:39 Capitalism, homeownership, and what happens when anyone gets too much power
• 46:52 Not canceling ourselves, and the limits of shaming
• 52:18 Hollywood as a system: finding agency and community
• 56:29 A decade after #OscarsSoWhite: backsliding on representation

Resources mentioned:

• Sista Brunch podcast: https://www.sistabrunch.com/
• TruJuLo Productions: https://www.trujulo.com/
• KweliTV: https://www.kweli.tv/
• "Fanshen" by William Hinton: https://link.amazon/B0cTyzF9y
• "We Will Not Cancel Us" by adrienne maree brown: https://link.amazon/B044X1c8X

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