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Last month, a federal judge issued an injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing multiple executive orders designed to purge the government of anything related to diversity — including an order to prohibit contractors and grant recipients from doing literally anything to promote the concepts of diversity, equity, and …

Allies of Donald Trump and powerful conservative organizations are preparing to launch an offensive against “anti-white racism” should the former president retake the White House in November. According to a report from Axios, those in Trump’s orbit are gearing up for a widespread re-interpretation of civil rights laws to combat …

Now that the 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced, and the voting window for eventual winners is around the corner, awards season has kicked into high gear. Moviegoers had a lot of thoughts, feelings, opinions, and reactions to this year’s nominations, including how Greta Gerwig wasn’t nominated in the Best …

Following several years of stagnation in diversifying the ranks of the mostly male hitmakers behind many of music’s biggest hits, the industry saw some improvements last year, according to a report released on Tuesday. The number of female songwriters, artists, and producers on last year’s biggest hits was the highest …

Not even two weeks into the new year, and it looks as though far-right agitators have honed in on the scapegoat of the season:DEI, shorthand for “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives and policies that can be implemented inworkplaces and educational institutions. Although long included in the litany of vilified concepts …

Hollywood’s efforts to improve diversity among filmmakers were disparaged as “performative acts” in a new report detailing the still-scant directing opportunities afforded to women and people of color. Per Variety, the new “Inclusion in the Director’s Chair” report from Dr. Stacy L. Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found …

No matter whether they’re marketing a product or a service, companies have to appeal to what their audiences want. In today’s world, that means diversity. Customers like to see themselves in advertising, as it allows them to envision themselves using the particular product or service and to understand how it …

While much of the talk surrounding this year’s Venice Film Festival has been about three men who stand accused of heinous offenses, the 80th edition of the fest also made history: Ava DuVernay, whose film Origin is premiering at the fest, became the first African American woman to have a …

“Judge the art, not the artist.” That is the mantra we hear each and every time someone in the entertainment world is accused of heinous behavior, and it’s one that was repeated by artistic director Alberto Barbera prior to this year’s Venice Film Festival. In an interview with The Guardian, …

Randall Park is seemingly everywhere nowadays. He’s FBI Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, popping up in this year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and the upcoming The Marvels. Over in the DC Extended Universe, you can see his Dr. Stephen Shin, who’ll feature in the Christmas release …