Over 800 actors, a majority of whom are Black, female and non-binary, signed an open letter supporting #FrancescaAmewudahRivers after she was the target of online racism following her casting in a new production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet.” Amewudah-Rivers was cast in Jamie Lloyd’s production of the tragic romance as Juliet alongside #TomHolland as Romeo. Among the signatories are #SusanWokoma, #FreemaAgyeman, #NikkiAmukaBird, #LollyAdefope, #ChinenyeEzeudu, #LashanaLynch and #SophieWilde, to name a few. “Many of us took to social media to shower our baby sis with love and congratulations — a huge deal for someone so young in their career. A huge rising talent,” the letter reads. “But then what followed was a too familiar horror that too many of us visible Black, dark skinned performers have experienced. The racist and misogynistic abuse directed at such a sweet soul has been too much to bear.” Link in bio to read more.