Black Theatre Girl Magic is hosting two Juneteenth events in Central Florida on June 19 in an effort to commemorate the holiday.

“I looked completely different because they don’t know how to shoot and film women of color, they don’t know how to shoot brown bodies,” she said. The professional performer says that experience is just one of many barriers Black women have to break through to pursue a career in the arts. From sharing stories with other women online about washed-out headshots, having to dye dance tights to match one’s skin tone, and discussing hairstyles fit for stage lights came a new community that has evolved today to become the nonprofit Black Theatre Girl Magic. “We started in 2017 as just a small network for Black and brown performing women in Central Florida. Black Theater Girl Magic (Copyright 2020 by CNN Newsource - All rights reserved.)