Erika Alexander

Personal context

Summary

Erika Alexander is an actor, producer, and co-founder of Color Farm Media, known for Living Single, The Cosby Show, Get Out, and American Fiction. Her work and public commentary have repeatedly focused on black representation and racial inequality: she co-directed the reparations documentary The Big Payback, testified to Congress on representation of people of color in media, and has described Color Farm’s goal as representing marginalized voices. She has also said she served as Hillary Clinton’s most-traveled surrogate in the 2007 and 2016 campaigns. Her public record includes sustained advocacy on representation and reparations, alongside partisan campaigning.