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Posted Sunday 9/09/18 at 12:19PM EDT
Emmys make history with black actors sweeping all guest categories
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards had a historic night on Saturday with black actors winning all guest acting categories in...
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Posted Tuesday 9/04/18 at 9:45AM EDT
TV executives are scrambling to hire more minority writers, but they're facing a shortage of Hollywood's own making
"Plenty of minority and female writers are looking for jobs, but may be unknown to or overlooked by showrunners, unrepresented...
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Posted Monday 8/20/18 at 10:18PM EDT
Doctor Who reveals a diverse staff of writers and directors for Jodie Whittaker’s first season
Showrunner Chris Chibnall said his diverse writing and directing staff, which includes a number of minorities and women, will make...
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Posted Wednesday 8/15/18 at 7:08PM EDT
Bachelor in Paradise had a surprisingly frank conversation about race
"Venmo John" Graham from Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette and Jubilee Sharpe from Ben Higgins' season of The Bachelor...
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Posted Tuesday 8/14/18 at 1:57PM EDT
Stephen Colbert: We had to take "extraodinary" steps to get a diverse writers' room
The Late Show host was "frustrated" with the challenge of making his writing staff diverse, until he realized the process...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being rebooted with a black female lead
Joss Whedon will be on board as executive producer, but Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen will serve as the writer,...
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Posted Thursday 7/12/18 at 5:29PM EDT
More people of color were nominated for Emmys this year than ever before
According to TV Guide's tally, 38 people of color were nominated in the top categories, form Lin-Manuel Miranda to Sandra...
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Posted Friday 6/22/18 at 5:17PM EDT
Wilmer Valderrama signs deals to return to NCIS and to produce diverse programming for CBS TV Studios
Valderrama will continue playing Special Agent Nick Torres on the CBS drama, while also producing scripted and unscripted projects focused...
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Posted Thursday 5/31/18 at 9:13PM EDT
Late Night with Seth Meyers writers tout the benefit of having a diverse staff
Writer/performer Amber Ruffin says "it's just impractical today" to have an all-white writing staff.
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Posted Friday 5/25/18 at 7:45PM EDT
Racial jokes on network sitcoms too often reinforce stereotypes instead of subverting them
There is nothing wrong with jokes about race, says Yoonj Kim, who spent a week in March studying every network...
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Posted Wednesday 5/16/18 at 12:18PM EDT
CBS says "we're feeling good about our diversity" next season
CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl noted that new series God Friended Me, The Neighborhood, FBI, Happy Together and Magnum P.
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Posted Monday 5/14/18 at 11:28PM EDT
Jessica Jones addressing its diversity problem after showrunner admitted “there aren’t enough women of color in meaningful roles”
The Netflix series is reportedly adding four new roles, two of which are for minority women.
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Posted Sunday 5/13/18 at 2:39PM EDT
Sarah Jessica Parker: Sex and the City would be a lot different today -- it would likely be less white
Parker said recently that the HBO show -- which turns 20 next month -- is very much a product of...
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Posted Saturday 5/12/18 at 12:41AM EDT
Netflix's The Witcher creator responds to small backlash over her diverse writing staff
Lauren S.
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Posted Wednesday 4/11/18 at 5:05AM EDT
Is ABC ditching its reputation for diversity in wake of Roseanne's success?
Roseanne's emergence and ABC's "heartland strategy" come as Shonda Rhimes is leaving for Netflix, with Fresh Off the Boat on...