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10/10/2018

Today, we got our first glimpse of Ruby Rose as Batwoman, who will appear in a CW heroverse crossover event but is slated to get her own series in the 2019-20 season. If the show makes it to series, Rose will star as the first openly gay superhero to lead a television series.

“This is something I would have died to have seen on TV when I was a young member of the LGBT community who never felt represented on TV and felt alone and different.”

- Ruby Rose while announcing her casting
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04/10/2018

"Instead of saying, 'Those people need to do it, Hollywood needs to get it together,' no, I'm a part of that community now, and I need to get it together. And I need to use my platform in order to create opportunities for others, because if I want to see the change, I gotta be the change. I've been creating avenues for others to have success the same way others have created it for me." - Gina Rodriguez, star of Jane the Virgin, on her role in the movement toward greater inclusion in Hollywood.

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03/10/2018

This Saturday, Awkwafina will become the first Asian woman to host Saturday Night Live since Lucy Liu did 18 years ago. She will also be only the fifth person of Asian descent to host in the show’s four decades on air.

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19/09/2018

At the 70th Emmys, and each became the sixth black woman in the award show’s history to win in their respective category, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for King and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Newton.

Image Source: Michael Tran / Getty
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18/09/2018

1 POC Nominee in this category
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Lead Actress in a Drama Series



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18/09/2018

2 POC Nominees in this category
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Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

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18/09/2018

4 POC Nominees in this category
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
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The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

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18/09/2018

2 POC Nominees in this category
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie


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18/09/2018

2 POC Nominees in this category
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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series




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18/09/2018

2 POC Nominees in this category
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Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

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18/09/2018

4 POC Nominees in this category
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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11/09/2018

On Sunday became one of only 15 people to have earned an , and a throughout their artistic careers. The list also includes notable POCs and

Image Source: Rob Latour/Shutterstock
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09/09/2018

We got our first official look at as this week. Captain Marvel will be the first female superhero to lead a film in the , a franchise that is already 20 movies in. According to chief :

"...with Captain Marvel and many movies to be announced in the near future, I'm anxious for the time where it's not a novelty that there is a female-led superhero movie, but it is a norm. And it is less a story of, 'Oh, look, a female hero', and it's more a story of, 'Oh, what's this about? Who's this character? I'm excited to see that'. And I think we can get there.”

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Image: Marvel/Entertainment Weekly
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08/09/2018

"Inclusivity has always been a no-brainer for me, especially as a black man in this business."

- star of the upcoming film "Just Mercy". Thanks to a partnership between Jordan and will be the first production to implement a diversity and inclusion policy aimed at increasing representation in front of and behind the camera. This policy will apply to all Warner productions moving forward.

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Image: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images North America
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08/09/2018

Monumental for Diversity in Hollywood: Warner Bros. Entertainment Announced a Major Step Forward https://www.glamour.com/story/warner-bros-hbo-inclusion-rider?mbid=social_twitter_referral via Glamour

And Michael B. Jordan is helping them make it happen.

08/09/2018

"All representation matters in the spirit of, we need to see everybody. We need to also see the groups of people, or the types of people, who are often left out of the narrative. I think that's why we say, Black representation matters, or LGBTQ, because these groups have been left out. Or characters who are paralyzed. It starts to grow in the fiction. They constantly get left out of the narrative, and we need to bring everybody in the narrative."

- , producer of the show on diversity in Hollywood

Image: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images North America
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05/09/2018

"We’re at a turning point, but we have by no means fixed the misogyny of Hollywood or white patriarchy. But in terms of how we diversify our sets and diversify our on-screen narratives, I definitely think it’s a great time of change."

- , star of the , on Hollywood diversity via
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05/09/2018

🤦🏽‍♀️ A problem of Hollywood's own making due to systemic exclusion of and : As TV Seeks Diverse Writing Ranks, Rising Demand Meets Short Supply https://nyti.ms/2MGqAiN via The New York Times

05/09/2018

“This diversity push wasn’t happening when I started acting. In fact, I didn’t know racism until I entered Hollywood so I find it kind of funny that Hollywood is trying to do something about it...”
- , star of the new series (set in the universe), on the recent diversity initiatives in Hollywood.

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02/09/2018

👍🏽 Diversity of First-Time TV Directors Reaches New Highs in DGA Study via

More women and ethnic minorities are getting a first-time shot at directing television series: “It’s not just the right thing to do, it is vitally important to keep our industry growing, changing and innovating.”

31/08/2018

stars as Eli, the main protagonist in . While this sci-fi action flick may not be the best movie of the summer, it is great to see young actors of color get an opportunity to shine.
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31/08/2018

is helping to break down the barriers that hold movie critics of color back. This week the review aggregating site announced it was diversifying its pool of eligible critics
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30/08/2018

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29/08/2018

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28/08/2018

With the recent upswing in Asian American representation on screen, we started wondering:
What was the last major studio movie with an all Latino cast? (Animated Coco doesn’t count)

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28/08/2018

The Netflix film presents a very different story than Crazy Rich Asians, giving us very diverse perspectives from a point of view not often explored in . via The Independent

As a mixed race British girl, I grew up seeing very little representation of people who looked like me in the films I was watching, but this may be changing

28/08/2018

Following the insane success of debuted to great numbers this weekend. The film made $360k while playing in just 9 theaters as it looks to expand next week

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28/08/2018

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John Cho is optimistic that films like "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Searching" will mark a turning point for representation of Asian-Americans in film.

23/08/2018

last seen as the young wife of the character in is an actress who steals every scene she is in in the new movie

23/08/2018

Great discussion on and : 'When Does Hollywood’s Diversity Become Real Representation?' on Radio Atlantic https://megaphone.link/ATL4645358163

Matt discusses how well movies and shows represent diverse experiences with senior editor Gillian White and culture writer Hannah Giorgis.