Before the event, Townsend sat down with the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper to discuss his creative philosophies, inspiration, and how he operates creativity as an artist.
“Within 24 hours of my Twitter request for an explanation as to why CBS Corporation has, to date, failed to hire a single African American reporter or producer to cover the 2020 presidential election, CBS Vice President of News and Executive Director of Staff Development and Diversity, Kim Goodwin, and CBS Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, Christopher Isham, requested a meeting and spoke with me in my office on Capitol Hill.
The network is taking some serious heat for excluding African-Americans from its core team of on-the-ground reporters and producers set to cover the 2020 presidential campaign cycle – an election that’s viewed almost universally as critical to Blacks and other minorities.
In assembling her new team, District Attorney Lacey focused on the leadership and expertise demonstrated by each person and the diversity within her office.
The bright Hollywood lights illuminated the stage as “Crazy Rich Asians” star Awkwafina and two-time SAG award winner Laverne Cox announced the nominees for the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. on Tuesday (Dec. 11).
Black Lives Matter. The name itself tends to debunk the myth that America is race-neutral. Similarly, the Black Lives Matter Movement is s helping to expose the nation’s refusal to acknowledge racism and white privilege that is reflected in the fabric of this country from its inception. There has always been talk among liberals, human relations specialists and others about the damaging effect of “identity politics” on inter-ethnic cooperation. Even though identity politics, racial politics and ethnic politics are never clearly defined, they are nonetheless characterized as a negative to be universally shunned. Proponents of ethnic neutrality tend to minimize
Dating back to 1947, when Jackie Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, increasing diversity and inclusion continue to be two of the league’s most important objectives.
Besides two full days of independent short film screenings, attendees were also treated to industry panels and salons
Nikki Micheaux is the “Lincoln Heights” actress who’s finding new ground as the star of the upcoming pulp-fiction film, “LOWLIFE,” directed by Ryan Prows. “LOWLIFE” follows Micheaux as “Crystal,” a surviving addict who becomes a hero trying to save her alcohol ridden husband’s life, by acquiring a kidney from the daughter she gave away.
The campaign also includes information about the LAPD application and recruitment process, and highlights the different career paths
Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is the president’s only African-American Cabinet member. Jerome Adams, Trump’s surgeon general, is also black.
Aside from absence of diversity among medical school faculty, participants also reported incidents of “overt racism” from lecturers and experience of unequal treatment during medical school and residency.
Non-white directors accounted for 22 percent of all episodes directed last year, with black directors accounting for 13 percent. Asian-Americans accounted for 5 percent of the episodes directed, while Latinos represented 4 percent.
It has taken education, self-awareness and a willingness to explore those negative narratives so many of us have been taught
Many life insurance companies cover medical bills and hospital fees, but Colonial Life takes a look at some of the other important things people need when recovering from an injury.