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HFPA Promises ‘Important Changes’ in Letter to Hollywood Execs On Tuesday, the organization hired a diversity consultantBeatrice Verhoeven | March 11, 2021 @ 4:57 PM Last Updated: March 11, 2021 @ 5:01 PM HFPA The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out the Golden Globe Awards, sent an apology letter to Hollywood execs promising impending change following outcry about the lack of Black members in its organization. “In the spirit of transparency, we are reaching out to you to reassure you that important changes are underway at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” President Ali Sar wrote in the letter sent Wednesday. “We are also actively scheduling conversations with different communities, partners and advocacy groups to better educate our approach and create strong partnerships that will further serve our goals of transformational change. We know we have a lot to do, and we are committed to listening, learning ....
HFPA Hires Diversity Consultant, Outside Counsel to Assist With ‘Transformational Change’ Emergency meeting was held on Tuesday to vote on whether to hire outside helpBeatrice Verhoeven | March 9, 2021 @ 11:31 AM Last Updated: March 10, 2021 @ 6:47 AM HFPA leaders Meher Tatna, Ali Sar and Helen Hoehne at the 2021 ceremony(NBC) The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that hands out the Golden Globes, has hired a diversity consultant and an outside counsel to assist with its “transformational change” following outcry over the lack of Black members in the group. The group hired Dr. Shaun Harper, a leading expert on racial equity, Provost Professor in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, as the organization’s Strategic Diversity Advisor for the next five years. ....