ANDREA NELSON MEIGS (ICM; agent since 2000; clients include the performers Beyoncé Knowles, Ellen Burstyn and J. Cole) Not a lot of people of color know what being an agent is, who have aunts, uncles or cousins who are agents. I’m told I’m not the right fit, and we kind of know what that is code for. I have sobering moments of truth when interns I trained are now at those top-tier agencies. LORRIE BARTLETT (ICM; agent since 1993; clients include the stars Michael Keaton, Regina King and Lucy Liu) There was no beacon for me to follow. NELSON MEIGS When I was coming up, most people of color were dual degree, having gone to business school or law school.

Source: New York Times February 13, 2019 09:00 UTC