January 28, 2016 – Ellen Scott, a UCLA Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, and a Bunche Center affiliated faculty member, blogs that today’s Oscars controversy is nothing new. […]
Photo credit: Los Angeles Times January 14, 2016 — After this morning’s announcement of the Academy Award nominations, there is a sequel to the #Oscarssowhite hashtag that trended last year – it’s #Oscarsstillsowhite. Once […]
November 16, 2015 – Spike Lee Receives Honorary Oscar, Rips Hollywood on Lack of Diversity. To read the full article, Click Here. For background information about the Bunche Center’s Race […]
(Photo: ABC/Fox) October 8, 2015 – ‘Variety’ article discusses concerted effort by TV networks to diversify shows in order to draw viewership that better reflects a changing America. To read the article, […]
Photo: Getty Images/Mark Davis September 21, 2015 – Viola Davis made history last night as the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama […]
September 16, 2015 – Darnell Hunt, Bunche Center Director, talks with the Huffington Post about Matt Damon’s recent comments about diversity in front of verses behind the camera. To read […]
May 19, 2015 – With Fox’s Empire the surprise hit of the season, television networks are rushing to put their own hip-hop dramas into production. Bunche Center Director Darnell […]
Illustration by Darrick Rainey via LAWeekly.com May 1, 2015 – LA Weekly‘s Jessica P. Ogilvie examines how female filmmakers are shut out of the Hollywood industry. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. […]
April 27, 2015 – Native actors walk off of the set of an Adam Sandler movie over culturally insensitive script and demeaning treatment. To read the full article, Click Here. […]
April 27, 2015 – Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, current president and CEO of the National Urban League, cites 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report in article about on-screen […]
