The Research
Representation dashboard
Shares of acting credits held by performers documented as Black American, by year, genre, studio and platform. Every figure shows its sample size and identity coverage.
Research opens with the first verified records
Charts, comparisons and downloadable datasets appear here as soon as moderators publish verified films. Every figure will show its sample size and how many identities are documented.
See how we measureWhat the share means
Credits held by performers documented as Black American, divided by all credits in the bucket. Unknown identities stay in the denominator, so each share is a floor rather than an estimate.
Coverage
The percentage of credits whose performer has a sourced identity of any kind. Low coverage means the share should be read with caution.
What's included
Only verified database records. Community votes, campaign opinions and reported claims are never counted here. Full methodology