Give her a spotlight, and rest assured, Regina King will use it to make a statement. As an actor and director, the Los Angeles native has often used her platform to highlight civil injustices.

Her film directorial debut, One Night In Miami, has also earned her a Golden Globe nomination. During an interview for this film, which is a dramatization about a meeting between four Black American icons, the conversation turned to the state of America today. 

What You Need To Know

  • Regina King is nominated for Best Director for One Night in Miami

  • This year is the first time women have dominated this category at the Golden Globes

  • Also nominated in the Best Director category are Chloe Zhao for Nomadland and Emerald Fennell for Promising Young Woman

  • The Golden Globes air at 5 p.m. Sunday

"Just from George Floyd and Breonna Taylor's murders to now. We've had several calms before the next storm. I have a feeling that another storm's a coming," King said.

King has made it a point to make social statements with what she wears. At the 2019 Met Gala, she donned an Oscar de la Renta gown inspired by Nina Mae McKinney, widely considered the first Black movie star. At last year's Emmys, King wore a T-shirt with Breonna Taylor's name on it.

She said so long as there's work to be done, she needs to send these messages.

"While our country, visually the landscape, the topography has changed, there's still... the systems have not changed. The way people think about others that don't have the same experience as them has not changed," she said.

While strides in diversity and inclusion may be gradual, some are taking place. This year, King is one of three women nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes. It's the first time women have ever dominated that category.

As she does her part to use her moments in the spotlight to move the country forward, King said all of us can do something, even if millions do not see it of people.