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NAACP, GLAAD Silent After Trump Takes Aim At DEI in Hollywood
Even the ACLU remains quiet as entertainment companies comply with the president’s orders on inclusivity efforts
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BET, NAACP and WME Launch Altadena Community Preservation Fund for Black Neighborhoods’ Wildfire Recovery
The fund comes in partnership with L.A. law firm Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole and local orgs like Altadena Heritage
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Toni Vaz, Actress and NAACP Image Awards Founder, Dies at 101
The pioneering Black stuntwoman doubled for stars including Cicely Tyson
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‘Smart’ Companies Know They Can’t Succeed Without DEI, NAACP’s Karen Boykin-Towns Says
Office With a View: The board of directors VP previews how the org’s Image Awards are being made into a cultural experience
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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Writer Michele Val Jean to Develop Black-Centered Daytime Soap With CBS, NAACP
“The Gates” will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community
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Queen Latifah Returns to Host 55th NAACP Image Awards
The ceremony airs live March 16 on BET and CBS
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Adobe Puts Up $6 Million to Fund Film, TV Training for Underrepresented Creators
The software company is partnering with multiple groups to help increase diversity in the industry
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Black Hollywood Executives Still Lack Greenlight Power, Diversity Report Finds
The NAACP commissioned the study by UCLA’s Dr. Darnell Hunt
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‘Soul,’ Trevor Noah and Steve Harvey’s ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Win Big at NAACP Image Awards
Other winners on Night 3 include “Doc McStuffins,” Marsai Martin and “Red Table Talk”
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CBS and NAACP Team Up to Create TV Projects on the Black Experience
Partnership aims to increase the number of diverse voices and increase Black visibility across multiple platforms
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Disney Pledges $5 Million to Nonprofit Social Justice Groups
Donation includes $2 million to the NAACP
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Watch Rihanna’s Inspirational ‘We Can Fix This World Together’ Image Awards Speech (Video)
Pop superstar received the President’s Award for her philanthropic efforts across the globe
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NAACP Image Awards: ‘When They See Us,’ ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Lead Nominees
Netflix gets 30 nominations in TV categories while Universal scores 15 in motion picture categories
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NAACP President Says ‘Green Book’ Is a ‘Missed Opportunity’ With a ‘False Storyline’
TCA 2019: “It fell on a very myopic, negative stereotype that should no longer exist,” president Derrick Johnson says
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NAACP President on Media Coverage of Jussie Smollett Attack Story: ‘Verging on Demonizing a Victim’
TCA 2019: Derrick Johnson talks to TheWrap on the day “Empire” star is nominated for NAACP Image Award