Malcolm Farrell | The University of Houston: Big Talk on Race, Gender and Hollywood

UH alum Malcolm Farrell, who moderated the discussion Big Talk on Race, Gender and Hollywood will feature presentations examining race and the film industry from the writers of Empire, the award-winning TV show, JaSheika James and JaNeika James, with assistant professor of African American and Afro-Carribean literature from the University of Texas at Austin, Kinitra Brooks.

Big Talk will be hosted by the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. Topics of conversation include the lack of minority and female writers in Hollywood, black women as content creators, the visibility of people of color and Beyonce’s recent album, Lemonade, which Brooks teaches a course on at UT.

“I think this discussion is very important to the students of Valenti, because these are things that we as students may go into,” said Malcolm Farrell. He continued to say “Race right now is definitely a big topic in this country, and it shows just because people are celebrities and have shows doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen on those terms as well.”

Moderating this event for The University of Houston has been a MAJOR milestone for Malcolm. This is the first time The University of Houston ever asked a black alum to moderate an event under the same year they have graduated. This event has helped Malcolm Farrell gain a lot of confidence in himself and make him more aware of the troubling things women go through in Hollywood.