Donald Glover's Career and Iconic Characters: The Impact of Being a "Diversity Hire"
Donald Glover reveals he was hired as part of a diversity initiative at NBC when he joined the writing team for 30 Rock in 2006. He was told by executive producer Tina Fey that he was a diversity hire, but there were no hard feelings. Glover later learned that the job came down to him or Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. Despite the circumstances of his hire, Glover made his mark on the 30 Rock writers room, and star Tracy Morgan says they all took notice.
