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Everyone always says to me, 'Why aren't there more people of color on television?' I'm like, 'Why don't you ask a bunch of people who aren't putting people of color on television why there aren't more people of color on television?'
Shonda Rhimes
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Shonda Rhimes
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 13
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Shonda Lynn Rhimes
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