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Reps from the organization Think Tank for Equity and Inclusion (TTIE) spoke to the crowd about the importance of the strike for underrepresented groups. ....
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SAG-AFTRA Panelists Share Struggles Of Actors Of Middle Eastern & North African Descent Deadline 2 hrs ago Five years ago, an actor of Middle Eastern descent arrived at a studio test for a major cable TV show that was looking to diversify its cast and was asked by the casting director what percentage Latino he was. “I’m not Latino,” he replied. “I’m Egyptian.” Without apologizing, the casting director said: “We can’t move you forward, unfortunately, because that’s not diverse.” The actor told Deadline: “It was stated as factual, as if that is the normal trend in the business. Which is weird because everywhere else I’m never considered white definitely not by U.S. Customs when I cross the border and get randomly selected and held back for two to four hours.” ....
Hollywood Has Opened Some Doors For Underrepresented TV Writers, But What Comes Next? Diversity programs have helped more people start their careers. But to build a truly inclusive Hollywood, they need more paths to power. By Marina Fang Updated Jan 29, 2021 For more than a decade, Claudia Forestieri was a reporter and producer for Telemundo, telling stories about Latinx communities around the country, from the Bay Area, to Chicago, to Miami, to Los Angeles, where she now lives. The work was important and meaningful to her. But she began to wonder how she could become a different kind of storyteller: telling more complete stories over a longer timescale. ....