Lin-Manuel Miranda, Billy Porter and more appear in powerful PSA that will air during the Emmys
, Isis King, Daniel Dae Kim, Jamie Chung and others appear in the 60-second PSA, titled “See All.”
The PSA, created by the Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing , a division of the New York-based Association of National Advertisers, features the actors alternating lines of the script, which opens with the appeal, “We appreciate the dialogue. We see the effort from Hollywood. But we need more.”
In the spot’s midsection, the voices raise important questions. “Do you see me in this industry? You act as if bias doesn’t exist. Would you rather breathe life into stereotypes or stand up against them? Because what I know of my culture isn’t who you portray me to be." The comments become more pointed as the spot progresses. “We are more than a splash of color on your white canvas. We’re not your quota. We are quotable. So show me -- me. Not your me. Me.”The actors epitomize the success in recent years of more diverse performers. Miranda, who has Puerto Rican roots, is just an Oscar away from becoming an EGOT. Porter, the star of
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