In addition to the Black “Glee” stars calling out their former castmate Lea Michele for her mistreatment of them, “Riverdale” actress Vanessa Morgan, is speaking out about pay inequality between her and her White costars.
According to Shadow and Act, Morgan, who plays Toni Topaz, has been a series regular since “Riverdale’s” third season after joining the series as a recurring character in season 2.
Of the 15 series regulars, Morgan was is the only Black person after Ashleigh Murray was moved to a spin off series.
According to Shadow and Act, Morgan and Murray’s character arcs were less developed than their White counterparts.
On Sunday, Morgan shared an image of a black square with the white words written across that read: “Tired of how black people are portrayed in Media, tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people.