diversity in hollywood
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Aaron Sorkin, One of the Most Powerful Men in Hollywood, Shocked to Learn About Its Diversity Problem
Much the way white America was flabbergasted when it found out about police brutality by seeing the Eric Garner video, or how it clutched its pearls a couple of months ago upon discovering that there exists a movement called the “alt-right” that wants to turn America into Caucasian Disney World, this weekend Aaron Sorkin was…
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Iron Fist Actor Explains Why He Deleted Twitter After Diversity Debate
When Netflix announced its Iron Fist series, some people (not all) hoped that the series would cast an Asian actor as Danny Rand. But what they got instead included the series’ creators sticking to the comic and Finn Jones being cast as Rand, a white guy who masters martial arts and becomes better than his…
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Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and Hidden Figures Win Big at SAG Awards
The 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night, and on the heels of President HWSRN’s immigration ban specifically targeting Muslims, some award winners used the opportunity to speak out against the atrocities that unfolded over the weekend. Mahershala Ali took home the SAG Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Moonlight,…