Taraji P. Henson has long been an equal pay advocate, particularly speaking out about uplifting fellow Black actresses. In a recent interview, she further highlighted “the difference between women and men in Hollywood.”
During a recent conversation on Making Space with Hoda Kotb, the Oscar nominee was asked about her efforts to call attention to film career disparities, which prompted her to recall a specific instance following the 2001 release of late director John Singleton‘s young adult hood drama film Baby Boy.
“It was huge for me back then. I was a female lead, I was new to Hollywood, and I just remember everybody coming to me going, ‘Oh my God, you’re gonna blow up. Do you understand what John Singleton does to people’s careers? Look at this person and this person.’ But I don’t know, discernment told me something different. And I just knew it wasn’t gonna be
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