Zakiya Young - The Teachable Spirit
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Zakiya Young, a Los Angeles-based actress and VO artist, talks about why she has felt called to speak about race and how having a teachable spirit is essential to dismantling racism. Zakiya tells Denis why being in Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced was a pivotal experience in her growth, speaks about microaggressions and interracial relationships and shares what it was like being the first and only black actress to play Lois Lane in Superman and Betty Haynes in White Christmas.
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