Diversity is not just about politics. It made 2015 a great year for film and TV.

[Commentary] When we talk about diversity in Hollywood, our conversations can turn theoretical. So one of the things that made 2015 so artistically exciting, along with a general boom in great movies, is that it gave us a peek into this alternate future. A slate of terrific films by black directors and invigorating shows from black creators provided powerful affirmation that a more diverse Hollywood would be a genuinely different and exciting one in ways that go beyond the politics of representation.