diversity
A new report from Bloomberg alleges less than 10 percent of a $100 million diversity fund created by Spotify last year has been used. The Creator Equity Fund was established at a time when Joe Rogan’s reported $200 million deal with Spotify came under heavy public scrutiny for allowing guests to come on The Joe Rogan Experience and spread misinformation regarding the […]
Even as this year’s slate of Marvel Studios properties features Ms. Marvel, a Disney+ series dedicated to the first Muslim superhero, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the follow-up to the widely successful 2018 film Black Panther, Jessica Alba believes the franchise still hasn’t done enough to address the issue of diversity. “Even if you look at the Marvel […]
First-look photos and a treasure trove of information about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show The Rings of Power has arrived. Amid Vanity Fair’s sprawling new feature by Joanna Robinson and Anthony Breznican, the team behind the pricey TV series has responded to backlash from some fans and/or trolls. The creative team and producers addressed some of the biggest complaints and concerns […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets A jury in North Carolina awarded $10 million to a white man who claimed he was fired by his former […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Kumail Nanjiani should be able to look back fondly at the 2017 film The Big Sick, which he starred in and […]
Though it’s one of the most well-received sitcoms in TV history, NBC’s Friends has been longed criticized for its lack of diversity—a strikingly unrealistic detail for a show that is set in one of the biggest melting pots in the world: New York City. That criticism was reignited last month following the premiere of the much-anticipated […]
Board members for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group behind the Golden Globes, have vowed to make significant changes which will address the critical issues that have come to the forefront in recent months, Variety has learned. The HFPA plans on admitting 20 new members this year, with a goal of increasing membership by 50 percent […]
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association board, the group that’s behind the Golden Globe Awards, has pledged to add at least 13 Black journalists, Variety reports. The group has 87 members, none of which are black. The commitment comes on the heels of the release of an open letter from over 100 Hollywood public relations firms urging their clients […]
Disney announced Monday that its Jungle Cruise ride will undergo changes to better “reflect and value the diversity of the world around us.” The attraction, which first opened at Disneyland Park in Anaheim in 1955, has long been criticized for its negative depiction of indigenous people. The Los Angeles Times provides a glimpse into the offensive experience you could’ve expected […]
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh has been hired as head coach by the New York Jets, making him the NFL’s first Muslim head coach in the league’s history, NBC News reports. “We’ve reached an agreement in principle with Robert Saleh to become our head coach,” the Jets announced in a statement on Thursday. “We […]
