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Premiere for the miniseries "Colin in Black & White" in Los Angeles

Arts Oct 29

New Netflix series on Kaepernick is a ‘springboard’ to conversations on race, privilege

By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport

Arts Mar 09

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How ‘Wrinkle in Time’ director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood

Known to millions of readers, Madeleine L'Engle's beloved fantasy book "A Wrinkle in Time" is breaking into a new dimension: as a big-budget Disney film. Director Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million film production,…

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Arts Mar 09

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ director Ava DuVernay picks 3 must-see movies by black directors

“A Wrinkle In Time,” the highly anticipated film adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel, opens today under Ava DuVernay’s stewardship. We asked the director for her recommendations on must-see films by black filmmakers.

By Alison Thoet

Arts Feb 22

Study: Hollywood remains ‘straight, white, boy’s club’

A new study released Monday found that the film and television industries are “largely whitewashed” and severely lacks representation for women, people of color and LGBT individuals.

By Joshua Barajas

Arts Aug 07

Here’s what happened when we tried to write a list of films by and starring women of color

A report released Wednesday focusing on the top-grossing films of the last seven years makes one thing clear: women and people of color are sorely underrepresented in Hollywood.

By Corinne Segal

Jan 19

MTV airs programming in black and white on MLK Day

By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — MTV is taking the color out of its programming on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to encourage people to talk about what race means in their lives.

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Director Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing American heroes

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Director Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing American heroes

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