Diversity Management, News and Updates
While the last two years have been incredibly tough for almost everyone, a few beneficial changes have arisen during that period. Among the gains made, there’s been a dramatic increase in TV and movie roles for Black and nonbinary actors. William Earl of Variety reported that “representation for Black and…
The Marvel film Eternals continues to be a strong performer at the box office, sticking at the number one spot for two weeks in a row and so far earning $118 million in the United States and Canada. But what has many viewers talking about the film on a larger…
In a bit of disheartening news in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month, a new government study has confirmed that Latinx individuals are vastly under-included and underrepresented in many parts of the media world. Astrid Galvan of the Associated Press reported on the study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office,…
As America marked Labor Day and the official end of summer, two history-making films brought a one-two punch of diversity to the U.S. box office. It all started with the Aug. 27 launch of the horror film Candyman, a sequel to the film of the same name released in 1992….
Despite recent critically acclaimed and award-winning films like Minari and The Farewell, it appears Hollywood is still woefully slow in creating diverse, inclusive and non-stereotyped roles for its Asian American and Pacific Islander actors. A new study has found that the majority of roles given to Asian actors in the…
As if the recent jaw-dropping news that 42% of Americans couldn’t name a famous Asian American (despite Vice President Kamala Harris being one) weren’t bad enough, now comes another disturbing example of just how underrepresented AAPI individuals are in all aspects of American society and the business world, including the…
Following a turbulent and chaotic year for movies, it makes sense that the 2021 Academy Awards would be different from any Oscar telecast we’d seen in the past. Eliminating much of the pomp and circumstance the ceremony is so prone to, this year’s awards telecast was a smaller, socially aware…
After years — really decades — of a woeful lack of diversity, The Academy Awards appear to finally be making headway, welcoming an inclusive roster of talent to this year’s pool of nominees. Variety’s Adam B. Vary praised the inclusiveness of categories from the top, like Best Picture, all the…
By excluding Black talent and failing to tell stories that represent all parts of society, Hollywood may be losing up to $10 billion a year. That finding is just one of the discoveries revealed in an enlightening new report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. It’s the first time…
The 78th Golden Globes on Feb. 28 was marred with controversy, with confounding nominations and a lack of diversity among the voting body in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In the first-ever bi-coastal ceremony, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lampooned HFPA’s diversity issues in the opening monologue. “Everybody is…
