African American Representation In Hollywood

I only caught a piece of a radio segment today where an African American man was calling out Hollywood for needing more African Americans at the top of the food chain. The quote he used was that we need people who understand hot sauce goes on fried chicken and goes into the collard greens while cooking. Or something to that effect. And I'm in my car thinking...really? Is this what cinema needs? Just last week, I watched The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence and Pickpocket, two films that contend with massive themes -- civilization and masculinity evolving with the times and alienation from society and justification for deviancy and crime. And now, the themes that need to be addressed in cinema are when to add hot sauce to a dish? Maybe I'm missing something, but so much of what passes for "diversity" these days would merely be footnotes to other stories. Is the reason Godfather is a beloved film because of Clemenza's ragu recipe or because of Michael Corleone's character arc? I feel like the contemporary version of the film focuses only on the Italian-ness rather than the universal and deeply humanistic problem of rising to power and losing one's soul in the process.