The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in collaboration with Netflix released its newest study on Friday, a first-of-its-kind look at inclusion across Netflix scripted series and films. The percentage of Black directors and writers both …
February 2021
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“According to a new study by Emory University law professor Joanna Shepherd,” writes Laura Clawson for The Daily Kos, “judges appointed by former President Obama who had corporate backgrounds were …
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His proudest credit includes the upcoming DisneyPlus series “Behind the Attraction,” Tower of Terror episode.
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House Passes $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Bill; What Showbiz Can Expect
1 minutes readThe House of Representatives early on Saturday passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a Covid-19 relief and recovery bill. The Covid-19 bill that passed in December singled out live venues and movie theaters for …
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Biden Rescinds Memo Granting Defense Secretary Authority to Ban Unions
1 minutes readPresident Biden on Wednesday rescinded one of former President Trump’s more controversial workforce initiatives, stripping Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of the authority to strip Pentagon employees of the right to unionize.
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EPI: The ‘Protect the Right to Organize’ Act Restores Workers’ Bargaining Power
1 minutes readWhen it was passed in 1935, the National Labor Relations Act declared that its purpose was to promote the practice of collective bargaining, where workers and their union sit down …
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She recently finished a pilot about Julia Child for HBOMax.
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Members of the LGBTQ community deserve to be free from discrimination in all forms. Thursday, we’re another step closer to that becoming a reality. While the Title VII Supreme Court decision barred …
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HFPA Responds to Its Lack of Diversity: ‘We Need to Bring in Black Members’
1 minutes readDays 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 was the target of a scathing …
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A respected pillar of Tennessee’s labor community for nearly five decades, A.J. Starling has become synonymous with the fight for economic and racial equality. As both an advocate for and …