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12/17/2014

Midseason Diversity Check-In

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How are your favorite PoC characters doing so far this season? Have they survived the midseason slaughter (as I am now calling it)?

10/17/2014

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Looks like I have some work to do…

09/19/2014

Link: Stephanie Beatriz on Why Diverse Casts Are Needed on TV | Latina Roles on TV & Movies

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Stephanie Beatriz of Brooklyn 99 is awesome and blogs for Latina.com and shares her feelings just before she got cast as the second Latina actress on Brooklyn 99–a sight all too rare on TV. Check it out!

07/16/2014

ABC Heralds Diverse Lineup Of Shows At TCA

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“Let’s not pretend we’re there yet,” when it comes to the television industry accurately reflecting the demographics of America, ABC president Paul Lee said at the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday. “I think we’re taking a very good step along that journey. But to be able to pull this off, you need not just […]

06/27/2014

Why it matters that FX’s ‘Tyrant’ didnt cast a Middle Eastern actor in its lead role

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Why it matters that FX’s ‘Tyrant’ didnt cast a Middle Eastern actor in its lead role Check out this Hit Fix article on new FX show Tyrant and the writer’s concerns about the lead actor, playing a Middle Eastern character, being cast as white. That, friends, is why it is important that FX is premiering a […]