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Golden Globes make diversity pledge after backlash

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Golden Globes have pledged to increase diversity by making sure at least 13 per cent of its membership is Black.It comes after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was the subject of an exposé by the LA Times ahead of this year’s ceremony, which took place last month (February 28).The committee behind the awards pledged “transformational change” earlier this month after it was revealed that there hadn’t been a Black member of the HFPA for decades, as well as alleged corrupt behaviour from the board.The HFPA went on to list “immediate action items” that would lead to that change, including “hiring an independent expert in organisational diversity, equity and inclusion to advise and guide us”, putting a “specific focus” on adding.

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