'A Hot Set' Honors Those Who Left Us In 2020.

Chadick Boseman - Matt McClain and Naya Rivera - Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP/Shutte

A Hot Set takes a moment to remember the influential people of color that we lost in 2020 and celebrate the impact they had on the entertainment industry via the article Commemorate: Remembering Those Lost In 2020.

The article highlights actors Chadwick Boseman and Naya Rivera, among others, that demonstrated proper representation of people of color in film, television, and theater.

This first excerpt from the article focuses on one of Boseman’s film successes:

“Boseman helmed an Oscar-nominated megahit that put the topic of ‘what it means to be black in both America and Africa,’…Black Panther proved to the film industry and to the world at large that ‘African-American narratives have the power to generate profits from all audiences,’ and proved an even bigger point that ‘making movies about black lives is part of showing that they matter.’”

This excerpt details how Rivera represented a community on broadcast television:

“Aside from providing entertainment value for fans of Glee, Rivera’s role on the series provided representation for the LGBTQ+ community…Santana’s sexuality was not her entire character, just a part of who she was, and for Uzelac and countless others, this fresh and normalized portrayal ‘meant the world.’”

Whether it’s scripted or reality, on stage, the silver or small screen, Commemorate: Remembering Those Lost In 2020 will give an overview of each person’s career and how they affected those who looked up to them and saw their culture properly represented in front of millions.