No-I don't think she's right. I haven't really noticed a lack of black faces on TV or in the movies either one for several decades now. Have you??
I haven't seen many black women in movies, which is what she's talking about. Whoopi Goldberg, who I avoid. Halle Berry. Aaliyah in "Queen of the Damned" and "Romeo Must Die" (both of which I had the good fortune not to see). Ummm .... Shari Headley in "Coming to America".... Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) in Star Trek .... I'm sure there's lots of others I'm missing....?
I've read all kinds of magazine articles about Halle Berry and the role of black women in film. I do believe the chief complaint is the lack of LEADING roles. Otherwise, there is a definate increase in 'people of color' on tv and movies no matter what role it is. It's recent, maybe in the last twenty five years but it's great. I don't think this is as much about race is it about people not liking it when rich starlets whine. One of Halle Berry's projects is featuring the daughter of George Schuyler, Philippa Schuyler who also had a white mother but had views opposite of Halle Berry even back in the mid 1900s. For anyone who doesn't know, George Schuyler was a black conservative journalist who was reviled by the likes of Marcus Garvey,etc.