Tina Fey and Amy Poehler began the pandemic-era Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, delivering a split-screen opening from separate coasts. With Poehler at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, …
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Jane Fonda accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, praising the “community of storytellers” for their vital role in troubled times, and calling for greater diversity in …
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Essence CEO Caroline Wanga calls diversity efforts the ‘lifeblood of the future’ for companies
Caroline Wanga on stage at Cannes Lions 2019 in Cannes, France. Richard Bord | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Programming note: The CNBC @Work Summit returns this fall on October 13. Facebook CIO Atish …
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Oscar nominations in a year of record diversity: Steven Yeun, Riz Ahmed, Chloe Zhao make history
In a year in which the pandemic shuttered movie theaters for months, Academy Awards nominations went to two female filmmakers for the first time and a historically diverse slate of …
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Top 5 Hollywood news today: HFPA new diversity plans, Priyanka-Nick to announce Oscars noms
Responding to the racial diversity controversy, HFPA unveils plans for reforming the organization. Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas will announce the 93rd Annual Academy Awards nominations this year. Here are the top Hollywood stories …
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BAFTA Unveils Film Nominations in Historic Year After Diversity Review: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Rocks’ Lead Nominees
In what is shaping up to be a historic year for the BAFTA Film Awards — the first edition since the org’s groundbreaking diversity review and one year on from …
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HFPA Unveils Plan For “Transformational Change” Following Golden Globes Diversity Controversy, Time’s Up Responds – Update
UPDATE 6:54 P.M.: Literally Minutes after the HFPA announced more details of their plans to be a more diverse and inclusive organization, Time’s Up responded with “the right words are …
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HFPA Responds To Criticism About Its Lack Of Diversity: “We Need To Bring In Black Members” – Update
UPDATED, 7:35 PM: Days ahead of its annual Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has responded to criticism about the lack of diversity among its ranks. The group …
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The Pentagon is about to get its first aide to directly advise the defense secretary on issues of diversity in the military — including excising the scourge of white supremacy …
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Hollywood’s Union Leaders Call On Congress To Enact Laws Advancing Diversity And Equity In The Arts, Entertainment & Media
Leaders of the Hollywood’s unions today outlined their legislative agenda to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the arts, entertainment and media industries, including a call on Congress to pass …
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Disney’s Dana Walden On Increasing Opportunities For Smaller Production Companies, Covid Impact, Leaning Into Failure & Fostering Diversity
Dana Walden has seen a lot of major changes during her time in the entertainment industry and she doesn’t see things slowing down any time soon. The Chairman of Entertainment …
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Golden Globes’ Lack Of Diversity And Grab Bag Of Nominations Set Back Representation Goals In Hollywood – Commentary
Another year, another round of Golden Globes nominations that incite praise, love and, of course, uproar due to snubs. Just take a look at Twitter and you’ll find a combination …
- Bollywood
Ayushmann Khurrana On Being Wildlife Enthusiast: “I Have Always Been Awed By Our Country’s Rich Diversity”
Ayushmann Khurrana Is Currently Shooting For Anubhav Sinha’s Film In Northeast (Photo Credit – Ayushmann Khurrana/Instagram) Ayushmann Khurrana is currently in the Northeast to shoot for filmmaker Anubhav Sinha‘s untitled …
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International Insider: Festivals Dance To Covid’s Beat; Sky Originals Unpicked; Broke And Bones Scoop; Damning Diversity Data
Hello and welcome to International Insider, I’m Jake Kanter. Join me for a spin through the week’s biggest film and TV stories outside of America. Any feedback or stories you …
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Legit agent Irene Cabrera will head a new diversity and inclusion initiative at DDO Artists Agency to identify, recruit, develop and retain clients representing groups that have been traditionally overlooked. …
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Sky has set itself the challenge of ensuring 20% of its UK and Ireland workforce and senior leadership team are from diverse backgrounds by 2025 as part of the Comcast-owned …
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Shonda Rhimes: Being the Only Straight EP Singled Out by GLAAD ‘Is Not OK,’ Points to Diversity Problem
GLAAD’s latest “Where We Are on TV” report listed Shonda Rhimes as one of just four executive producers who account for 17 percent of all LGBTQ TV characters — and …
- Business
Twitter’s workforce diversity targets will help bring balance to the platform, says Asia-Pacific head
A Twitter logo is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration on October 30, 2017. NurPhoto | Getty Images As social media comes under increasing scrutiny, Twitter’s efforts …
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New York Times confuses Biden diversity appointee Mike Leach with coach who made lynching jokes
This Mike Leach will not be serving in the Biden administration, thank God.Image: Getty Images Meet Michael Leach, a former assistant to the head coach for the Chicago Bears who …
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Lana Del Rey DEFENDS her new album cover for lacking diversity: I’m extremely inclusive without even trying to
Lana Del Rey recently took to the Instagram comment section to defend her new album cover of Chemtrails Over the Country Club, after people commented that the cover lacks diversity. …
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MUMBAI: Nora Fatehi recalls her childhood and shares her journey about learning different forms of dance just by practicing on her own sans any professional training. Probably the most popular …
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Cameroonian scientist Appolinaire Djikeng, Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics … [+] and Health (CTLGH), holding a chicken. University of Edinburgh Cameroonian geneticist Appolinaire Djikeng grew up in …
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Last year, total representation of women, Black and Latinx increased, Twitter stated in its earlier report. About 47% of new hires were women, the company noted. (Subscribe to our Today’s …
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Tesla publishes its first ever diversity report revealing leadership is 83% male and 59% white
Vehicles pass the Tesla Inc. assembly plant in Fremont, California, U.S., on Monday, May 11, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable …
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Caste in the USA, Episode 7: Why the Savarna controlling of public policy normalises casteism, foils diversity – World News , Firstpost
‘Caste In The USA’ is a podcast series examining the pervasiveness of caste discrimination among Indians in the US, hosted by Equality Labs’ Thenmozhi Soundararajan. This is Episode 7. Editor’s …