How Sheryl Lee Ralph Is Reshaping Hollywood
b'Sheryl Lee Ralph has been a staple of Black entertainment for decades. She played Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of \\u201cDreamgirls,\\u201d and was in \\u201cSister Act 2\\u201d alongside Lauryn Hill and Whoopi Goldberg. She\\u2019s currently starring in the new ABC sitcom \\u201cAbbott Elementary,\\u201d for which she just won her first Emmy Award. Her decades-long career gives her a unique perspective on how the industry has changed since she started\\u2014and how it hasn\\u2019t. \\u201cI think that, sometimes in order for institutions like Broadway to truly make room for others, you\\u2019ve got to break it down,\\u201d she tells The New Yorker\\u2019s Vinson Cunningham. \\u201cBecause you\\u2019ve got to help people see things differently, outside of their own vision. And, even if it\\u2019s 20/20, it\\u2019s not perfect.\\u201d\\nThis segment was originally aired on February 25, 2022.'