diversity
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Why Walmart’s New ‘Love Jones’ Commercial With Nia Long and Larenz Tate Has Black Folks Furious
The retail giant's new ad was the talk of the town after its release on Tuesday for both good and bad reasons.
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Top U.S. Companies Urge Supreme Court To Uphold Affirmative Action
Over 80 companies like Apple, Bayer, Verizon, General Electric, and Microsoft tout affirmative action as a way to strengthen the workforce.
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Mass Exodus of Black Female Employees From the BBC
Black female employees are leaving the British Broadcasting Company out of frustration with not being seen
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Netflix Will Not Be Chilling With the HFPA Until 'More Meaningful Changes Are Made' [Updated: NBC Won't Be Airing 2022 Golden Globes]
A lot has happened in Hollywood in the past few days, folks! The folks behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), recently announced their reform plan, following the—I really cannot put this any other way—PR nightmare of news surrounding the organizations reported diversity and inclusion fails. The plan, which has already begun…
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Labor Department Suspends Trump’s Federal Diversity Training Ban—Because It’s Racist and Dumb
Welp, Donald Trump is on his way out of office and it looks like some of his stupid-ass policies are soon to follow. Remember when the commander-in-insurrection issued an executive order barring federal agencies and contractors from funding anti-racism and diversity training? Well, last month, a federal judge blocked that Orangey-white nonsense, and now, the…
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Ava DuVernay Introduces Diverse Database 'Array Crew'—We Better Not Hear Anymore Excuses, Hollywood
Far too often, Black and other Film/TV crew members of color often hear a variation on trite excuse, “We keep hiring this white person because there aren’t a lot of [insert specific POC identifier here] directors, producers, cinematographers, production designers, costume designers, editors, etc.!” It’s a lie. It’s not that they don’t exist; it’s that…