Category: Representation

2018 Black Panther Box Office Diversity Representation

Study confirms women and people of color crushed it at the 2018 box office

sudshr47 February 12, 2019

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The future is female, diverse, and lucrative as hell.

A new study conducted by USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has revealed what many 2018 moviegoers already knew: Women and people of color crushed it at the box office.

Looking at the 100 highest-grossing films from each of the past 12 years, USC’s research team broke down 2018’s diversity gains by comparing last year’s casting stats with previously established casting trends.

 Here are a few of the study’s major finds about the top 100 films of 2018, compared to the top 100 films of each year since 2007:  Read more…

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Black Authors Black History Month Books Race Representation

‘Black girl joy’ is at the heart of this new children’s picture book

sudshr47 February 5, 2019

Breanna J. McDaniel hopes black girls will recognize themselves in her debut picture book Hands Up!. Even before they flip to the first page, they’ll see a smiling black girl jumping on the cover. 
“Unfortunately, you still don’t see a ton of th…

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Books Culture Identities Representation Women

Why I’m only reading books by women this year

sudshr47 October 18, 2018

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My bookcase in my bedroom in my childhood home is bursting full of books that have shaped my education and, come to think of it, my entire life to date. 

During a recent visit home, I observed that the overwhelming majority of these books — many of which were prescribed texts during my sixth form studies and my literature degree — are authored by men. 

However, among those books gathering dust, the most dog-eared, well-thumbed ones were written by women. These books were old friends I’d revisit time and again throughout my teens and twenties. Their authors: Virginia Woolf, George Eliot (AKA Mary Anne Evans), the Brontë sisters, Mary Shelley, Margaret Atwood, Edith Wharton, Maya Angelou, Iris Murdoch, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, to name a few.  Read more…

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Here are all 47 artists featured in Netflix’s ad highlighting black representation

sudshr47 June 25, 2018

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Netflix recreated a legendary photo for its new ad showcasing black artists who create original content with the streaming giant.

Aired during Sunday’s BET Awards broadcast, the ad dubbed “A Great Day in Hollywood” features 47 black actors, writers, showrunners, and producers from over 20 Netflix original shows, films and documentaries.

Notably, the ad comes just days after Netflix fired its top communications chief Jonathan Friedland for “insensitive” remarks, which included repeated use of the N-word.

Directed by Lacey Duke (who also did Janelle Monae’s “I Like That” music video), the ad directly references Art Kane’s infamous 1958 Esquire photograph, “A Great Day in Harlem,” which featured 57 jazz legends sitting on the steps of a brownstone in Harlem, New York, including Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, and Charles Mingus. Read more…

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Entertainment God Of War Identities Representation Video Game Industry

‘God of War’ shows how far the video game industry has come… and how far it has to go

sudshr47 May 1, 2018

A new God of War game has arrived. It’s a signpost of maturity for the video game industry, but it’s also a symbol of problems that still persist.
For seven games, an ash-covered man with chains fused to his forearms battled his way through the Olymp…

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Advocacy Academy Legally Black Representation Special Patrol Group Uk

Here’s why posters replacing white actors with black actors appeared in London

sudshr47 March 2, 2018

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Would you be surprised to see a black Doctor Who at the bus stop?

People walking around Brixton, south London, on Wednesday night and Thursday morning noticed a very unusual photo campaign on the bus stops.

can’t believe how amazing it is to see this! @legallyblackuk @AdvocacyAcademy #blackrepresentationmatters pic.twitter.com/SLjiV9zhIr

— ✊🏿✊🏽wakanda forever✊🏾 (@livcornibert) March 1, 2018

Loving this new #DoctorWho poster up in Brixton bustop today. Hoping @BBC will take note and cast this awesome lady as the next Doctor? @bbcdoctorwho pic.twitter.com/qI9F7SqinM

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