Original star wars was filmed in London with Union extras and actors from the area. There weren’t many if any black actors in those unions back then. Lucas didn’t realize till later that there were no black people, and became so dismayed that he hired James Earl Jones. He even created a black character Lando to rectify the error.
Calling Lucas a racist is so silly. His only other directing credit post star wars, was a movie about black airmen. Btw, Lucas is also married to a black woman.
The last season of discovery is the only one I have left and I’m finishing it begrudgingly. I really don’t like that show. Huge fan of strange new worlds, but discovery felt like a cw version of a Disney star wars show.