Black Representatives in Hollywood Work Together to Find Success

Black representatives are working together to succeed in a mostly white Hollywood. By Angelique Jackson

The Uphill Battles of Black Talent Agents in Hollywood

Movies like “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” don't come around all that often partly because of how projects are put together.

Black representation in film and TV: a 10 billion-dollar opportunity

... work for several clients including HBO, Martell Cognac, Reebok, NBC ... with each other without judgement with the goal of supporting one another.

The Most Influential Voices in Black Hollywood Today

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, DuVernay became the first Black woman to be nominated for a Golden ...

Representation of Black talent in film and TV | McKinsey

Black actors in particular tend to get fewer chances to break out or get ahead. In the first ten years of their careers, emerging Black actors ...

50 Agents of Change Empowering Diverse Voices in Hollywood

Meet the creative and business forces — including Kenya Barris Laverne Cox, Jon M. Chu and Norman Lear — who are shifting the industry's ...

Black Representation in Hollywood: Is the Industry Finally Listening?

“This is not only in storytelling. It is cultural and systemic in Hollywood. Our agencies, which often serve as industry gatekeepers, don't ...

Where Are The Black Hollywood Reps? How Entertainment Attorney ...

Where Are The Black Hollywood Reps? How Entertainment Attorney Jaia Thomas Is Promoting Diverse Representation In Hollywood ... Black Panther was ...

The BIPOC Organizations That Might Just Save Hollywood From Itself

There is an amazing talent pool of Black talent above the line, below the line, and in your executive ranks that deserve a seat at the table and ...

Black Hollywood's Role in Keeping the Industry White - Bloomberg

Rather, it underscores the need for Black Hollywood to prioritize the preservation of relationships whenever feasible; and to empower and uplift ...

Black Talent, White Agents: “There Are Still Issues That Aren't Being ...

There is much to learn when pursuing a career in Hollywood , whether behind the camera or in front. And for aspiring black creatives and ...

Black Talent and Conglomerate Hollywood: Will Smith, Tyler Perry ...

This article offers a comparative study of the strategies employed by Will Smith (together with his partner James Lassiter) and Tyler Perry as they surmounted ...

Beyond the Screen: Race and Diversity in Hollywood

From on-screen talent and actors to production crews, publicity teams, talent management, writing and film criticism, marginalized groups often ...

From servants to outlaws: 100 years of Black representation ... - CBC

From Hollywood's beginnings, Black people were mostly given roles of subservient maids and sharecroppers in movies with regressive, ...

Inside Black Hollywood's Campaign to Elect Kamala Harris - TheWrap

One prominent supporter has been Debra Martin Chase, a storied Hollywood executive who produced successful TV projects like the groundbreaking “ ...

The evolution of Black representation on television

You have people like Ava DuVernay producing and writing "Queen Sugar" and, of course, one of the most successful TV producers and writers Shonda ...

10th annual Hollywood Diversity Report finds more top TV shows ...

Disability, race/ethnicity and gender representation in 2021–22 continued to lag in this industry deep dive across streaming, ...

Hollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To ...

The global box office success of Black Panther is no surprise to UCLA sociologist Darnell Hunt. His annual report on Hollywood diversity ...

UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2022 Documents Gains By ...

The report notes that African Americans, who make up 13.4% of the U.S. population, were “slightly overrepresented” in leading film roles (15.5%) ...

Entertainment Industry Initiatives - NAACP

Media partnerships ensure the development of diverse programming while fellowships deliver a healthy stream of diverse candidates for roles on screen and behind ...