Today I got up not so bright, but definitely early to attend the Broadcast Previews at the Television Academy for Arts and Sciences. Now, I must admit that even though I had on jeans a t-shirt and a Gamecock hat, I felt very LA going to the Television Academy. It was also very cool to see people I knew there (thanks to Actorsite)... kinda made me feel like I belonged there, even though I had no idea what to expect.

The previews are literally just that. Previews...trailers of the new pilots that got picked up this season. They lasted for like 4+ hours but we got to see a clip of each new show on ABC, NBC, CBS, UPN, FOX, WB, UPN, Univision & Telemundo. One thing that struck me during the clips is how minimally minorities are represented in Hollywood. Although I think there is definitely more of an attempt...it's still a pretty sad situation. I saw this one prison drama that's coming out...and I kid you not I saw NO black or hispanic men besides the extras in the black ground. I mean, Come On! The prisons are comprised of like 90% minorites! It's really funny and really not funny at the same time. On a positive note, of the Black actors I saw on the previews most of them were undeniably black... Kimberly Elise, Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Orlando Bloom, Chi McBride, Roc. There was a time when you needed extremely light skin with green eyes to work...so as an undeniably black woman myself :), it feels good to be included. Dark skin stand up!