‘Black-ish’ Star Marsai Martin On The Importance of Depicting Black Girlhood On Screen

At 8 years old, Marsai Martin was very familiar with the self-tape audition process: Set up the lighting, position your camera horizontally, follow the instructions, recite the lines and mail in your tape. Then her agent at the time suggested Martin and her family move from Texas to Los Angeles. “‘Black-ish’ was one of the first auditions I did when I moved here. It was such a nerve-wracking experience,” Martin said. “I think that was the first thing that I realized took me kind of far, like I got multiple callbacks for it. I was like, ‘Wait, this could be… Read Full Article