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March 17, 2021 in Lifestyle In light of women’s history month, The Daily Trojan is acknowledging our university’s very own extraordinary change-makers. March is Women’s History Month, thus, the Daily Trojan is celebrating achievements that have been made by trailblazers. With respect to the annual theme for 2021, “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced,” we commemorate the honorable role of women who never backed down from a challenge and exceeded endeavors.  Throughout ...

| Credit: LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Netflix is doing its part to help diversify the entertainment industry. Ted Sarandos, co-CEO and chief content officer for Netflix, announced in a blog post on Friday of the creation of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, which will invest $100 million over the course of five years to support underrepresented communities looking to work in the TV a...

© getty Netflix announced on Friday that it will create a $100 million global fund to increase outreach to members of underrepresented communities who want to work in entertainment. According to a press release, the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity will provide funding to internal initiatives within the company and outside organizations over the course of five years. The internal efforts will serve to train upcoming talent and provide them with job placement. “Doing better means establish...

Netflix received broadly high marks for diversity and inclusion in its movies and TV shows when it came to gender and people of color, compared to the broader entertainment industry, according to an extensive new report. But the streaming giant fell short in its representation of certain groups, including Latinos, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which regularly takes Hollywood studios to task for their shortcomings on diversity, on Fri...

Listen to the audio version BELOW. When we launched our first TV shows in 2013 like House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, we aspired to tell stories that weren’t available elsewhere. Not only in terms of the variety we offered, but also the people and cultures we brought to the screen. As we expanded into films and documentaries, we continued to push boundaries - celebrating firsts with talent from traditionally underrepresented communities like Laverne Cox, Rachel Morrison, Yance Ford...