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Journalist Gulchehra Hoja on the ‘Incredibly High Price’ of Reporting on China’s Uyghur Oppression
Power Women Summit 2020: Hoja and Syrian reporter Yakeen Bido discuss the personal and professional risks that come with reporting on global atrocities — and why they have to persist
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Why Julie Taymor’s ‘The Glorias’ Struggled to Get Hollywood Financing | Webinar
“It was still this mentality for projects that are women-oriented that, ‘Eh, I don’t know if I want to spend that kind of money,’” director says at a WrapWomen webinar
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Oscars Screenings Move Online and Earn the Academy $1 Million Plus (So Far)
With physical screenings impossible, more than 80 movies have already paid $12,500 for spots in the Academy Screening Room
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Women Directed a Record 38% of Indie Films in 2019-20, New Study Finds
Latest San Diego State University study shows indie film industry is inching closer to gender parity
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Beautycon Job? Live Events Firm Teeters Over Financial Troubles, Layoffs and a $300,000 Court Judgment (Exclusive)
“They are basically able to hide behind the pandemic,” says one vendor owed for unpaid work from 2019
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Imagine TV’s Samie Kim Falvey on Women Breaking Into Hollywood: ‘You Have to Swim Outside Your Lane’ (Video)
BE Conference 2020: “You have to acknowledge and commit to the fact that it’s harder and takes longer to build that inclusivity in,” Falvey says
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Tia Mowry’s Entrepreneurial Advice to Women: ‘Passion’ Is as Powerful as Traditional Credentials | Video
BE CONFERENCE 2020: Tia Mowry, Nikki Reed and Katie Rosen Kitchens gave viewers advice on entrepreneurship, maintaining confidence and carving out time off from work
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‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Star Kandi Burruss on Moving Past ‘Guilt’ of Surrogacy, IVF
BE Conference 2020: “Some of us feel guilty when we’re not able to get pregnant. … I had to really just snap out of that,” Burruss tells “The Suga” hosts Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph
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Gatekeepers Must Be Willing to Cede Power to Diversify Hollywood, Latinx Advocate Says (Video)
BE Conference 2020: “Until the executive leadership of this industry and the board seats are filled with what America looks like, we will not see the change that we need,” LA Collab co-founder Ivette Rodriguez says
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Mädchen Amick, Niecy Nash and Jessica Yu on Creating Your Own Path: ‘I Had Drive, I Had a Plan’ | Video
BE Conference 2020: “I didn’t need anybody to believe what I feel like God told me my path was,” Nash says
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Eva Longoria Hopes ‘Black and Brown Communities’ Will ‘Link Arms’ to Fight Racism | Video
BE Conference 2020: Actress, director, producer and activist also highlighted the need for more equality on screen and in positions of power
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Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Madison Bailey on the Importance of Positivity in Queer Representation (Video)
BE Conference 2020: “Kissing Booth 2” and “Outer Banks” stars were joined by Katherine McNamara from “Arrow” and Jessica Marie Garcia from “On My Block”
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Welcome to the BE Conference 2020 – It’s All Virtual!
A lot of organizations are cancelling their events. We’ve expanded ours
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Jessica Marie Garcia, Nikki Reed, Kandi Burruss, Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph Join BE Conference 2020
Niecy Nash, Andy Allo, Caroline Aaron, Sanne Vloet and more to lead mentorship sessions at the WrapWomen event
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Eva Longoria Joins Keynote Conversation at BE Conference 2020
BE Conference partners with Color of Change, The Latinx House, LA Collab and Imagine Entertainment to highlight diverse voices