Zainab Johnson: In the U. S., there is a lot of class disparity

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• According to comedian-actor Zainab Johnson, the income gap between the rich and the poor is widening every day.

According to comedian-actor Zainab Johnson, the income gap among the rich and the poor is widening every day. And she believes that this is something that should be addressed through the entertainment industry's stories.

"I'm sure (class disparity) is a global issue, but (it is particularly acute) in the United States" (too). "The income gap is dilating, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer," Johnson says.

That's why she's glad she was able to address the issue as Aleesha Morrison in Greg Daniels' satirical sci-fi comedy Upload.

"As we investigate class disparity, the show is extremely timely." When we see the fictional world, Horizon, it deals with income disparity because you require money to be there, as well as even when you are there, there are several in-app purchases," she says, claiming that they address the issue by turning the lens away from the virtual world and toward the real world.

"It's in sync with what's going on right now." And income disparity is not an issue (that will arise) shortly, but rather reflects what is happening today in terms of the socio-economic situation (around the world and in the United States)," says the actor. He rose to prominence after appearing in season 8 of Last Comic Standing. She has since appeared in All Def Comedy, Avant-Guardians, as well as 100 Humans.

On a lighter note, Johnson says she's ready to give up her phone for a change of scenery.

"I'm ready to live without a phone." I don't need keys or anything else because everything has been digitized. (It'll be fantastic) if I don't even have to carry my phone... That would be ideal if I could just put it on like a bracelet and then have the entire world at my fingertips. "I'm ready for that," she concludes positively.