Ruby Dee – Actress and Activist

Actress Ruby Dee dazzled on screen throughout her decades-long career and also fought behind the scenes to diversify Hollywood. Industry makeup artists and hairstylists have largely been white, creating issues for Black actors when getting their hair styled. Dee fought for the employment of Black hair stylists while on set, and though she helped implement change in her time, the issue is unfortunately still at large for many Black actors on the sets of popular television shows and movies.