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HBCU in LA Advocates for Diversity in Film Industry, Reminding Young Black Filmmakers of Those Who Came Before
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HBCU in LA Advocates for Diversity in Film Industry, Reminding Young Black Filmmakers of Those Who Came Before

Imani Sumbi, Contributing WriterJuly 18, 2019

For many years, Stacy Milner, former executive assistant to the chairman of NBC and then to the chairman of Paramount Pictures, has devoted herself to increasing ethnic and cultural diversity in the entertainment industry. In 2010, she founded the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP), a recruitment initiative designed to channel students of color – primarily HBCU and Hispanic-serving institution graduates – into careers in this predominantly White field.

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Kam WilliamsAugust 1, 2018

WIDE RELEASES Christopher Robin (PG for action) Ewan McGregor handles the title role in this musical fantasy revolving around the now-grown pal of Winnie the Pooh’s (Jim Cummings) return to Hundred Acre Wood to recapture the sense of wonder which captured his imagination as a child. With Hayley Atwell, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones and Sophie Okonedo. The Darkest Minds (PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and mature themes) Adaptation of Alexandra Bracken’s futuristic best seller set in the U.S. in the wake of a pandemic which has killed 98% of children under 20 and where the survivors have been rounded up