The Academy Keeps Dreaming of a White Oscars
However, the complete absence of black thespians and creators among the nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards comes as no surprise.
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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, Author of The Isis Papers, Dead at 80
The Howard University graduate wrote essays and did extensive research on colorism, racism, and inequality, often exploring concepts of white supremacy in her works. Her research, done throughout the early 1970s into the 1990s, was controversial at the time, focusing on white racism while offering a theory of black pride and superiority based on levels of melanin.
Rep. Cleaver: African American Inclusion In Tech Is “Common Sense”
Rep. Cleaver talks real talk about diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley.
8 Career Skills You Need To Be Competitive in 2016
According to a 2015 survey by ManpowerGroup, diversity, communication, and a global mindset are key skills needed to be competitive in 2016. "With four generations of employees in the workplace, an ability to understand and manage diversity is increasingly important," says workplace consultant Stan Kimer.
Open Letter to Hollywood: Because Hollywoodn’t
Bottom line: these nomination processes—and the entire industry, for that matter—are out of focus. African Americans, Latinos and other people of color remain the equivalent of extras, absent from leading roles when it comes to gaining the budgets to make high-quality films, participating in the green-lighting process, and having a voice when it comes to making decisions on the industry’s winners and losers across-the-board.
