Toronto International Film Festival Movies Talk About Race September 11, 2013 – This year’s Toronto International Film Festival features new movies which hope to advance the conversation about race, slavery, […]
“I’m back and back is beautiful…” Arsenio Hall Returns to Late-Night Talk with Strong Ratings and Good Reviews September 11, 2013 – The Los Angeles Times reviews Arsenio Hall’s talk […]
Fox declined a suggestion by the Media Action Network for Asian Americans’ that they re-shoot the Seth MacFarlane Dads pilot in order to remove the scene it finds most offensive. […]
Darnell Hunt, a professor of sociology and director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, will serve as moderator for a featured panel discussion, “The […]
Salon.com article about Fruitvale Station and the counterpoint it offers to Hollywood’s usual narrative about race. To read the article, Click Here. For background information on the The Bunche Center […]
Actors Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Don Cheadle (Iron Man, House of Lies) discuss race in Variety‘s “Primetime Emmy” series. To read the article, Click HERE. For background information on the […]
The Directors Guild of America elected Emmy Award winner Paris Barclay as president of the organization. Barclay is the union’s first African-American, and first openly gay president. To read more, […]
June 18, 2013 – Amidst the criticisms, Tyler Perry’s new OWN shows fall in the ratings. Click Here. For background information on the Race and Hollywood Project, Click HERE.”
June 11, 2013 – Los Angeles Times article addresses controversy over new Marc Cherry Show, Devious Maids, based on a Spanish-language soap opera. Click HERE. For background information on the Race […]
UPDATE June 10, 2013 – Tyler Perry on why Hollywood lacks roles for Black actresses. Click Here. June 6, 2013 — Huffington Post reports that a recent Cheerios commercial with a […]
