Red Bull fires top US executives in ‘retaliation’ for ‘leaking internal documents showing employees’ fury over the company’s failure to address Black Lives Matter North America chief executive Stefan Kozak and North America president and chief marketing officer Amy Taylor were let go, the company said Tuesday Both Kozak and Taylor are said to have … Read more
New series of University Challenge sparks fury as white men dominate the teams AGAIN – with viewers saying the BBC show ‘must do better’ on diversity Academic quiz was back on screens on BBC 2 last night, with Jeremy Paxman Glasgow and Exeter University both had a lack of diversity on their teams One viewer, … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex has said she wanted the issue of Vogue that she guest edited to ‘reflect the world as we see it – beautiful and strong in its diversity’. British Vogue’s ‘Forces for Change’ edition which was guest-edited by Meghan Markle, 38, won the Diversity Initiative of the Year at the Professional Publishers Association … Read more
London’s New Covent Garden flower market is caught in Black Lives Matter row as florists accuse it of failing to promote diversity Iona Mathieson and Romy St Clair who run Sage Flowers criticised the market They said it promoted British Flowers Week with ‘well-established white florists’ The florists complained the flower market in London was … Read more
Sandra Oh has insisted the UK is ‘behind’ America in terms of racial diversity as the progression of people of colour behind the camera is ‘very slow’. The Killing Eve star, 48, spoke candidly with Kerry Washington during an episode of Variety’s Actors on Actors: At Home about working on the hit programme. Sandra and Kelly both … Read more
Sherri Shepherd, 53, believes that she lost out on a future jobs on Friends after she casually pointed out they show’s lack of racial diversity to one of the co-creators. Jawn Murray, a pop culture commentator and best friend of the former host of The View, told Sherri’s story about being on of the few … Read more
BBC will spend £100m over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups and create ‘inclusive’ content Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s pledge comes in the wake of a … Read more
BBC will spend £100m over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups and create ‘inclusive’ content Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s pledge comes in the wake of a … Read more
Director Steve McQueen slams the ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in British film and TV, branding it ‘blatant racism’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 23:37 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 21 June 2020 Sir Steve McQueen has said that the UK has a ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in its film and TV … Read more
Australian children’s group The Wiggles has come under scrutiny for its lack of diversity. The popular band, which was formed in 1991, features an all-white lineup, including Emma Watkins, 30, Lachlan Gillespie, 34, Simon Pryce, 48, and Anthony Field, 57. And in the wake of the Black Lives Movement, some parents have urged the group … Read more