Black actors urge Hollywood to hire hairstylists who know to do their hair

Black actors have taken to twitter to implore Hollywood to hire hairstylists on film and TV sets so they can properly style their hair.

Award-winning actress Yvette Nicole Brown recently spoke about her experience as a black woman in Hollywood using the hashtag, #ActingWhileBlack.

She wrote: “#ActingWhileBlack Makeup & Hair in one bag.”

The other bags are filled with clothes because some wardrobe stylists don’t know that cute clothes exist in sizes larger than size 10. “Here try on this mumu, I know it’s a little big, we’ll just belt it!” #ActingWhileBlackAndChubby​

Her tweet launched a discussion amongst black Hollywood actresses about the importance of inclusivity in the industry.

Malcolm Barrett, who starred in the TV series Timeless, talked about the financial impact that having to do your own hair and make-up can have on black actors.

“Most black actors get their hair cut or styled outside of set, often at their own expense because Hollywood hairstylists are one size fit all and that ‘all’ does not include black hair,” he tweeted.

This has been my experience for the last 20 years in the business and it hasn't changed at all.

Community actor Yvette agreed. "Most black actresses come to a new set with their hair done (me) or bring their wigs and clip-ins with them. It's either that or take a chance that you will look crazy on screen.”

Many of us also bring our own foundation. One too many times seeing no shade that matches you will learn ya!

Yvette wasn't the only one to make an important point about diversity in Hollywood.

Other black women felt her tweet on a cellular level.

Black men felt the tweet, too. Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen responded to a Teen Vogue article about black models with afro textured hair in the community constantly being faced with hairstylists who didn’t know how to style them

“100 per cent of Black Actor/Actress I've spoken to on this topic face the same thing in film and television,” he wrote on Twitter.

Hair Stylists in our industry should have proper training, AND be able to show proof. Too often they begin to "figure it out" the second we sit in the chair.

Actress Gabrielle Union, who often speaks about the difficulties of being a black one in the industry, praised Yvette's tweet

“The pressure to ‘just be happy they picked you & you got a job, don't ask for the SAME things every other actor/model gets on GP...’ Listen, if u stay quiet, u WILL have bald spots, hair damage, look NUTS,” she wrote.

American Horror Story star Gabby Sidibe shared what she does if a movie or TV show doesn’t have the “budget” to hire a black hairstylist

Emmy award-winning actress Loni Love admitted she often brought her “whole glam kit” with her to sets

Singer Melinda Doolittle shared her experience with sets too

And writer and comedian Natasha Rothwell talked about the importance hiring both people of colour and someone who knows how to do their hair

This, basically.

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