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10/17/2014

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01/27/2014

Link: 12 Television Writers of Color You Should Know – Flavorwire

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12 Television Writers of Color You Should Know – Flavorwire Hopefully this list grows more and more as the 2014 pilot season arises. Some of my favorites from this list: Obviously Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. I am currently taking an TV writing class and decided to write a Scandal spec script. […]

01/07/2014

Article Response Essay: In the White Room With Black Writers: Hollywood's "Diversity Hires"

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In the White Room With Black Writers: Hollywood’s “Diversity Hires”. This article, by Beejoli Shah dishes out some of the real workings of what is basically Affirmative Action in the TV writer’s world. She discusses what it is to be a “Diversity Staff Writer” (DSW) on a show and the pluses and minuses that come […]