In a press conference Thursday morning, the California Legislative Black Caucus demanded answers from Hollywood studios about the exodus of several Black female Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Dei) executives, which the group described as “a troubling pattern.”
Watch video of the press conference here.
They were referring to a wave of sudden exits of executives that kicked off June 20 when Disney’s chief diversity officer and senior vice president Latondra Newton, left, according to Disney to pursue “other endeavors.”
Then on June 28 Netflix announced that Vernā Myers, head of inclusion strategy, will leave the role in September after five years in the job in order to focus attention on her consulting company, The Vernā Myers Company.
The next day, Warner Bros. Discovery laid off SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion Karen Horne, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s EVP of Impact and Inclusion Jeanell English stepped down.
Watch video of the press conference here.
They were referring to a wave of sudden exits of executives that kicked off June 20 when Disney’s chief diversity officer and senior vice president Latondra Newton, left, according to Disney to pursue “other endeavors.”
Then on June 28 Netflix announced that Vernā Myers, head of inclusion strategy, will leave the role in September after five years in the job in order to focus attention on her consulting company, The Vernā Myers Company.
The next day, Warner Bros. Discovery laid off SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion Karen Horne, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s EVP of Impact and Inclusion Jeanell English stepped down.
- 7/14/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
A group of state legislators representing the California Legislative Black Caucus are calling on film studios to meet with them regarding the sudden removal of Black female executives over the past few weeks.
A mass exodus of Black women from senior leadership posts — Vernā Myers (Netflix), Latondra Newton (Disney), Jeanell English (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Karen Horne and Terra Potts (Warner Bros. Discovery) — has raised questions about the depth of the film and television industry’s commitment to diversifying the top ranks of the entertainment industry.
The Clbc held a press conference on Thursday, citing the executives’ resignations and removals after the State Legislature approved the $1.6 billion Film Tax Credit initiative to provide tax incentives for the film studios.
“One executive removal could be a fluke,” said Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas during the press conference. “But four more? And we’re hearing more are to come. This is a troubling pattern.
A mass exodus of Black women from senior leadership posts — Vernā Myers (Netflix), Latondra Newton (Disney), Jeanell English (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Karen Horne and Terra Potts (Warner Bros. Discovery) — has raised questions about the depth of the film and television industry’s commitment to diversifying the top ranks of the entertainment industry.
The Clbc held a press conference on Thursday, citing the executives’ resignations and removals after the State Legislature approved the $1.6 billion Film Tax Credit initiative to provide tax incentives for the film studios.
“One executive removal could be a fluke,” said Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas during the press conference. “But four more? And we’re hearing more are to come. This is a troubling pattern.
- 7/14/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
While Dana While says losing his UFC perch would be no punishment to him, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel has been slammed by the California Legislative Women’s Caucus for continued silence after a leaked video showed the sports boss striking his wife at a New Year’s Eve party in Mexico.
“Every day that Mr. White’s actions go unaccounted for, your silence becomes more piercing and troubling,” the influential Golden State political group said in a letter to Emanuel that was published online.
“In the days since the video was released, you have remained silent,” declared group chair Senator Nancy Skinner, and vice-chair Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry on behalf of 17 female state senators and 32 state Assemblywomen.
“Your continued silence speaks volumes,” they noted before turning Mel Gibson and Kanye West critic Emanuel’s words on him. “As you once wrote: ‘Silence and inaction are not an option.’”
“At this point,...
“Every day that Mr. White’s actions go unaccounted for, your silence becomes more piercing and troubling,” the influential Golden State political group said in a letter to Emanuel that was published online.
“In the days since the video was released, you have remained silent,” declared group chair Senator Nancy Skinner, and vice-chair Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry on behalf of 17 female state senators and 32 state Assemblywomen.
“Your continued silence speaks volumes,” they noted before turning Mel Gibson and Kanye West critic Emanuel’s words on him. “As you once wrote: ‘Silence and inaction are not an option.’”
“At this point,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
For decades, law enforcement officers in California could rest assured that their personnel records — including civilian complaints, use of force reports and disciplinary measures — would never face public scrutiny, shielded, as they had been since the 1970s, by the state’s strict police privacy laws. That all changed last year, when state lawmakers approved Sb 1421, a bill that requires police agencies to disclose, in response to Public Information Act requests, records for any officer-involved shootings or deadly use of force incidents, as well as cases of sexual assault and dishonest...
- 2/20/2019
- by Amelia McDonell-Parry
- Rollingstone.com
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