50 Shades Of Black: Celebrities Struggling With Race Relations
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Meg Butler
Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana says that she’s trying to be a black role model but Nina Simone’s fans won’t let her. The Dominican actress has caught a lot of shade for not being dark enough to play Nina Simone.
But Zoe says black folk are out of line. In an interview with Hip Hollywood, she said:
“I guess what kept me from being hurt by the negative comments was that I’m doing it for my sistas and my brothas and I don’t care who tells me I’m not this or I’m not that, I know who I am and I know what Nina Simone means to me.
“I did it all out of love for my people and my pride of being a black woman and a Latina woman and an American woman and that’s my truth.”
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