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  • Ava DuVernay. Black woman with long brown locs wearing silver gown on red carpet standing in front of Oscar statues.

    REPORT: There Are More People of Color Making Films Than Ever Before

    But there is still a lot of work to do.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Feb 6, 2020 4:19PM EST
    Lupita Nyong'o. Profile of Black woman with dark hair in bun.

    Lupita Nyong'o Gets Real About Diversity In Hollywood

    “I am benefiting from the efforts of a lot of other Black women who have had it a lot rougher than I have.”

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 14, 2019 3:19PM EST
    Jennifer Lopez. Latinx woman with blond hair in a high ponytail, wearing red high neck top standing in front of step and repeat.

    Hollywood Struggles to Represent Latinx People On Screen

    A new study found that over the course of a decade, just 3 percent of the 100 top-grossing movies starred Latinx actors.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 26, 2019 4:52PM EDT
    Black woman in black shirt next to Black man in blue suit next to Black woman in yellow dress next to Black man in light blue shirt against white background with black, brown and white logos

    REPORT: Hollywood Still Needs More People of Color On and Off Screen

    Key findings from the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies’ new report on representation and erasure in television and film.

    Sameer Rao Feb 21, 2017 3:10PM EST
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    Viola Davis Earns First Walk of Fame Star of 2017

    “My life is good,” Davis said at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. We agree.

    Sameer Rao Jan 6, 2017 3:31PM EST
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    Issa Rae: Black TV Characters 'Don't Get to Just be Boring'

    The “Insecure” creator and star addressed Hollywood’s pigeonholing of Black characters’ stories in a new Fast Company Q&A.

    Sameer Rao Oct 18, 2016 1:12PM EDT
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