Here are all 47 artists featured in Netflix's ad highlighting black representation

Netflix recreated a legendary photo for its new ad showcasing black artists who create original content with the streaming giant.

Aired during Sunday's BET Awards broadcast, the ad dubbed “A Great Day in Hollywood" features 47 black actors, writers, showrunners, and producers from over 20 Netflix original shows, films and documentaries.

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Notably, the ad comes just days after Netflix fired its top communications chief Jonathan Friedland for "insensitive" remarks, which included repeated use of the N-word.

Directed by Lacey Duke (who also did Janelle Monae's "I Like That" music video), the ad directly references Art Kane's infamous 1958 Esquire photograph, "A Great Day in Harlem," which featured 57 jazz legends sitting on the steps of a brownstone in Harlem, New York, including Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, and Charles Mingus. Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/06/25/netflix-a-great-day-in-hollywood/
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