Dascha Polanco

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Summary

Dascha Polanco is an actress known for Orange Is the New Black, When They See Us, and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. Her public comments and advocacy have addressed prison reform, Afro-Latino representation, and body positivity. She has said that people in positions of power should advance diversity as a lasting part of entertainment, and joined the Innocence Project as an ambassador to support reform of a system she says disproportionately affects people of color. No public partisan campaigning or conservative or anti-woke stance is on record.