Essence Magazine:
Dave Benett / Contributor/ Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 10, 2024
After Francesca Amewudah-Rivers was cast opposite Tom Holland in West End’s upcoming “Romeo & Juliet” production, the Black actress has faced a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse.”
Since the casting announcement of Amewudah-Rivers, there have been a slew of hateful and “vitriolic comments about the actress’ appearance and race.” Internet trolls even “took to Amewudah-Rivers’ Instagram page to antagonize
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