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Valeisha Butterfield Jones Named as The Recording Academy’s First Diversity & Inclusion Officer

“We are thrilled to welcome Valeisha Butterfield Jones into the Recording Academy family,” said Academy Chair and Interim President and CEO Harvey Mason Mason in a statement. “Valeisha has been a force in driving systemic change and enhancing equal opportunities for underrepresented groups across entertainment, technology, and politics.”

Black Panther is the Superhero – and Heroines – We Deserve

the blockbuster superhero film Black Panther, which opened this week, is such a significant milestone.
Few films have been more joyously anticipated, with advance ticket sales breaking records. The character, created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee in 1966, already had generations of fans.