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Josh Thomas is currently under fire for some ‘insensitive comments’ he made about race in 2016. And it turns out that those comments aren’t the first time that the comedian has raised eyebrows over the issue of diversity. Back in 2014, the 33-year-old revealed that the now defunct U.S. network Pivot had expressed concerns over … Read more
Viewers have praised CBeebies show JoJo & Gran Gran – the first British-made animated TV show centered around the lives of a black family. The programme, which tells the story of a four-year-old girl’s adventures with her grandmother, premiered in March and has since won legions of fans, with parents taking to Twitter to applaud … Read more
The Bachelor star Seinne Fleming has become the latest member of Bachelor Nation to speak out about the show’s struggles with diversity. The 30-year-old commercial real estate manager from Long Beach, California, who appeared on Season 22 of The Bachelor in 2018, told E! that she doesn’t watch the show anymore because, ‘I don’t feel it’s … Read more
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman got emotional while admitting that she didn’t do enough to promote diversity on her hit NBC sitcom. Kauffman, 63, who co-created the sitcom with David Crane, spoke during the virtual 2020 ATX TV… From the Couch panel, when she was asked about what she ‘wished she knew’ when she started her … Read more
Michael B. Jordan urges studios to use their ‘power to demand diversity’ and urges for black hiring By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:00 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 7 June 2020 Michael B. Jordan gave an impassioned speech about promoting black culture, while joining protestors at a Black Lives Matter march … Read more
She was the Bachelor franchise’s only black lead in the series – since the series began in 2002. And Rachel Lindsay spoke out about how the franchise needs to change because ‘at this point, it’s embarrassing to be affiliated with it,’ she said in the Friday episode of AfterBuzz TV’s Bachelor A.M. With Kelsey Meyer. … Read more
The University of St Andrews has come under fire over its lack of diversity and treatment of students of colour against the backdrop of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests taking place around the world. Dozens of students, alumni and concerned social media users urged the university – where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge … Read more
LinkedIn CEO apologizes after employees make ‘appalling’ comments during video conference on racial diversity including one who asked ‘how can hiring more minorities address cop racism?’ LinkedIn held a video conference on diversity and inclusion for its employees earlier this week The company wanted workers to ‘reflect on their own biases and practice allyship’ following … Read more
Neanderthals’ low genetic diversity may have caused their extinction by hampering their ability to adapt to environmental changes, a study has suggested. Experts studied variations in the upper neck bone of Neanderthals found in Spain and Croatia — the proliferation of which is associated with low genetic diversity. A varied gene pool confers evolutionary strength, … Read more
Hilaria Baldwin is attempting to broach the subjects of race and diversity with her children. The 36-year-old wife of actor Alec Baldwin uploaded a series of video snippets on Thursday night with herself in conversation with their daughter Carmen, six. It was the Majorca, Spain-born beauty’s latest effort to spread awareness and activism around the conversation of … Read more