mentorship
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Issa Rae Signs Multi-Year Deal With Columbia Pictures to Give New Diverse Writers Some Shine
Issa Rae’s mission to discover new talent within a diverse and inclusionary scope has just leveled up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Insecure co-creator and star has just signed a multi-year deal with Columbia Pictures to promote up-and-coming writers with diverse backgrounds. The Columbia deal is with ColorCreative, the platform for emerging, diverse writers…
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An Hour With Her: Debbie Allen Teams Up With Dove to Talk Mentorship
If you’re of a certain age, there’s a likelihood that you remember the iconic words spoken by the character of teacher Lydia Grant in the opening credits of the ’80s hit television series Fame: You’ve got big dreams. You want fame. Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying: in sweat. Multihyphenate…
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Join The Root and Fusion for a Discussion on ‘Realizing Genius: Mentorship and Women of Color’
It’s hard charting a successful career path as a woman of color, which is why having a mentor is so important. But often, women of color don’t have mentors, or they have mentorships with men. And while having a male mentor is better than having no mentor at all, how do you find someone to…