Lupita all for promoting ethnic diversity

Actress Lupita Nyong’o believes she has a responsibility to promote ethnic diversity in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old became the first Kenyan-Mexican star to win an Academy Award when she was chosen as the recipient of the Best Actress Oscar in 2013.

Nyong’o accepts she is a position of power as one of the world’s most prominent actresses of colour and is prepared to use her fame to tackle the lack of opportunities in showbiz for ethnic stars and women. “Films inspire people to feel differently. A lot more can be done. We can be more empathetic when we realise how much more alike we are than how different we are,” Nyong’o said. Asked if she feels as though it is a burden to have to keep talking about diversity in the movie business, Nyong’o said: “I don’t like to fight reality. The reason it is so acute is because of the stage we are at. —IANS