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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences appears to be making a concerted effort to combat its reputation of being predominantly white and predominantly male. Following last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy has welcomed its largest and most diverse class yet, according to NBC News.

Not everyone has a passion for literature or a knowledge of coding. But, combining those with an interest in representation might result in something spectacular. For example, Dartmouth College student Kaya Thomas created new phone app called We Read Too. She saw a need for readers to find books written by diverse authors about diverse characters. […]

By: Associated Press The oldest millennials (AP) — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers – are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults – now nearing 20 themselves – find it hard to […]

By: Angelica Bastien The recently released 2016 Tony Award nominations reflect the especially diverse season on Broadway. But for the first time in the history of the award, there is a great chance that all four musical acting categories will be won by people of color which brings up a lot of hope about how […]

It’s been two embarrassing years for the Academy Awards on the diversity front. Not only was #OscarsSoWhite a needed slogan last year, but it’s even more justified this year as, once again, no actors or actresses of color were nominated for a single award. To bring some humor to the situation, as well as some additional […]

  A new initiative will provide the opportunity for candidates to shadow well-known TV directors of various half-hour scripted Sony Pictures TV series. The “Diverse Directors Program” is meant to provide access and training to promising future directors of color. 

  Everyone remembers the controversy music producer-turned-rapper Pharrell caused when he released his the cover art for his newest album “Girl.” Well it appears that the singer took note. His latest video for the song “Marilyn Monroe” not only features a black woman on the single’s cover, but a plethora of different women. 

Cheerios released not one, but two awesome Super Bowl ads over the past two years featuring an interracial couple. Despite the wave of backlash received by racists, yet another company has decided to model their advertising after Cheerios. The latest Honeymaid commercial shows multiple families: gay, straight, interracial, punk rocker…and they all are enjoying the […]

  Vanity Fair is known for their glamorous three-panel foldouts, but this year’s Hollywood Issue is particularly special.  The cover features Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and others. It is by far the magazine’s most diverse cover yet. 

Does living in a diverse community make you safer? Monique Morris, The Grio | July 7, 2011 Residential integration has long been associated with an improved quality of life for people of color in America. Civil and human rights leaders for over a century have elevated the importance of diversity and inclusion in housing as […]

  A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students Liz Dwyer, GOOD Magazine | April 13, 2011 It’s a record breaking admissions season at Harvard University. The Ivy League school received the largest number of applications for admission this year—almost 35,000 students. Then the school admitted a record […]

MSNBC | June 9, 2010