PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Film and television producer Effie Brown believes that women and people of color have been complicit, at some level, in taking a backseat in Hollywood. “Somehow, we co-signed this. Somehow, we participated,” she said Monday at the annual Women at Sundance brunch. Brown, who became a public voice for diversity […]
This year, some of our favorite celebrities pushed the envelope, trick-or-treat style.
In a piece written on The Wrap, he fired back at critics who said his daughter Aurora, whose mother is White, isn’t “Black enough” for her role as the Black character in the film Jem And The Holograms.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Students from the Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts will learn what it’s like to work in Hollywood at the first Careers in Film Summit. The daylong event Saturday at the film academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters will showcase various work opportunities on both sides of the camera. Agents, animators, writers, […]
Matt Damon's politically incorrect standpoint on diversity has added to the ongoing conversation of racial inequality in Hollywood.
Sanaa Lathan gave her candid opinions about the way Black actors are regarded in Hollywood.
Women In Motion, a series of talks that takes place at the Cannes Film Festival, and draws some of the most acclaimed women who work in…
Deadline realized exactly how ridiculous it sounded last week when it allowed one of its columnists to whine about the influx of “ethnic castings.” Nellie…
It’s no secret that Hollywood has a diversity problem; one glance at last week’s Academy Awards, which boasted not one African American nominee in any…
LOS ANGELES – “Selma,” the critically acclaimed movie starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey and directed by Ava DuVernay was not recognized as Best Picture, it did go home with at least one prize. “Glory” from “Selma” won the Academy Award for best original song. Performed and written by Common and John Legend, it […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Award is a guarantee of big stars and lots of tears. Thursday kept to tradition as Oprah Winfrey, Lupita Nyong’o, director Ava DuVernay and others presided over an emotional luncheon that gave awards and affirmations to standout black women including members of the […]
After Sony’s embarrassing email hacking scandal laid bare Hollywood’s deep-seated race problems, civil rights leaders have formed a diversity committee to address the issue, Deadline…
