Kendrick Sampson

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Summary

Kendrick Sampson is an actor known for Insecure, How to Get Away with Murder, and Miss Juneteenth. His work includes stories centered on black American experiences, and he has said he sees art and acting as tools for social change. He joined Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and co-founded BLD PWR, which organizes around racial justice and representation in entertainment; he has also helped organize protests against police brutality and supported a Los Angeles budget proposal to shift funding from policing to social programs. He has spoken about immigration and voting, and publicly challenged Hollywood’s anti-Black bias.