Hollywood s fixation on Black trauma is an issue of diversity
By: Casey Mendoza, Newsy
and last updated 2021-04-21 13:01:13-04
This year s Academy Awards features a record-breaking number of nominees for actors of color. But diversity in entertainment isn t just about the actors we see on screen â it s also about the stories they get to tell.
Ammanuel Zegeye, a partner at McKinsey & Co. said, I think there s still some exciting developments from the Oscars, but there s still a long way to go across the board. Both on screen and off, Black talent is pigeonholed and funneled to race-related content, according to a study from the BlackLight Collective and McKinsey & Co. consulting group. Researchers say this can reinforce stereotypes about Black communities as well as serve as another barrier for artists of color.
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Like so much of the entertainment world one year ago, the Detroit Music Awards faced a stark choice: Throw in the towel or head to the Internet.
With its Fillmore Detroit event canceled because of COVID-19, the DMAs team quickly whipped together a virtual version of the annual show, an “all in this together” production beamed from a host of living rooms. Packed with home-taped segments of widely varying quality including figures such as Sting, Alice Cooper, Chad Smith and Uncle Kracker the program became a charmingly ragged, emblematic artifact of that surreal spring of 2020.
With a big in-person gathering still off-limits, the Detroit Music Awards will reprise the virtual concept for its 2021 show, a 30th anniversary celebration that starts at 8 p.m. Sunday. Having moved to the stable grounds of Facebook, and with a year to have streamlined the production, DMA organizers are promising a slicker version this go-round.