diversity

The “Real Housewives of New York” may finally start to reflect the diversity of the city. Motivational speaker Bershan Shaw is rumored to be the next woman to hold an apple when “RHONY” returns for Season 13, TMZ reported on Friday. A source close to production told Page Six that Shaw has filmed with “some …

Kirstie Alley slammed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its new representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility. The 69-year-old star, who has never won an Oscar, tweeted on Tuesday her disdain for the new diversity rule. “This is a disgrace to artists everywhere…can you imagine telling Picasso what had to …

The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the annual Hollywood awards show, on Tuesday announced new diversity standards for best picture nominees. Beginning in 2024 with the 96th Academy Awards, films must meet two of four standards in representation categories in order to qualify for …

Boeing is seeking to increase black US employees throughout the company by 20 percent and mandate benchmarks for hiring people of color, Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told employees in a memo on Friday reviewed by Reuters. US corporations have become more responsive to complaints related to racial equality following a summer of sweeping anti-racism protests …

Goodyear Tire Chief Executive Rich Kramer said Thursday the company had clarified its policy to make clear employees can wear apparel expressing support for law enforcement after it faced a boycott call from President Trump. The Republican president, who is seeking a second term in office, told reporters Wednesday he would swap out the Goodyear …

President Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear Tire & Rubber over a corporate diversity policy that reportedly banned employees from wearing his “MAGA” hats among other conservative gear. Trump slammed the tire giant in a Wednesday tweet after an employee leaked a slide from a presentation that appeared to label Black Lives Matter and …

Mike Johnson thinks ABC’s slow crawl toward more diverse a “Bachelor” cast is “atrocious.” “There have been numerous, wonderful black and indigenous people of color that could have been cast in the lead roles, and for the franchise to not to do that, it’s just terrible,” the reality star told Variety on Monday. ABC recently …

One day after Hulu canceled her series “High Fidelity” after one season, star Zoë Kravitz called out the streaming service for not having shows with much diversity. Kravitz took to her Instagram on Thursday to post some behind-the-scenes photos with her “High Fidelity” cast members after news broke that the show was canceled. “I wanna …

Naomi Campbell is calling for big changes in the fashion industry. The legendary supermodel, 50, appeared remotely on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” Tuesday, and was asked for her thoughts on Anna Wintour’s recent comments on Vogue’s lack of diversity. In a June memo sent to her magazine’s staff, the 70-year-old editor-in-chief admitted …

“Riverdale’s” Bernadette Beck is the second actress of color to call out the CW show for diversity issues. After Vanessa Morgan said in June that series creators used black characters as “sidekick non dimensional characters to our white leads,” Beck is now saying that her character, Peaches ‘N Cream, “never had much of a story …