Skyler Kellers

Feb 9, 2023 | theloquitur.com | Isaiah Dickson |Santino Terranova |Skyler Kellers

When I was a child, I loved television. My consumption of what was on the screen was part of my daily routine. However, as I got older, I became aware of a glaring issue: there weren’t many characters who looked like me. For the most part, they were all white. I started to cling to whatever Black or darker-skinned characters I could find. I’d even cling to Black contestants on shows like American Idol just to root for someone like me on the screen.