I have a strong feeling that Hollywood is tired of black people. For many years now they have endured “the obligatory black people” in films, and even those used as “somebody for the villain to kill” have become trite.
Importantly, black people all used to be stereotyped as street thugs and gang bangers, but then a whole group of black actors broke out, each in their own individual typecasting. That is, if a production wants a particular type of character, they may have only one black actor to choose from. A different choice, and they get a completely different character.
Only a few white actors can get away with this, and first they must demonstrate they are flexible enough to play radically different roles, before they settle down into, for example, Jack Nicholson, who always plays Jack Nicholson.
Black actors need to evolve into something new. Hollywood is just tired of what they currently are.
Thing is, blacks are constantly screeching about racism and I am sure the industry is tired of it. Halle Berry has become known as a completely psychotic drama queen and the rest are kind of retiring out of the industry as they age. There’s just not that much talent, if any lately. As for protesting, it’s just going to make people more weary of the eternal drama that these professional protestors stir up for a living.