Diversity: Last News

Jeff Benjamin Yoshiki’s involvement in philanthropy encompasses a diverse range of causes, with his family and upbringing being core influences. “I lost my father when I was young,” Yoshiki says. “He actually took his own life.

Ronna McDaniel is out at NBC News.

The Wire producer and longtime Baltimore chronicler David Simon ripped into conspiracists spreading unfounded theories that today’s tragic and deadly collapse of the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could be a terrorist attack.

Eleven plays were performed at the recent Stewartry Community Drama Association one act play festival at the Fullarton Theatre in Castle Douglas.

Gwyneth Paltrow is voicing her thoughts on superhero fatigue!

EXCLUSIVE: Sky UK has forged an initiative to discover the next generation of diverse documentaries after four factual shows were nominated at the BAFTAs.

IGDA is the world’s largest nonprofit organisation supporting the rights of everyone who works towards creating games.“We are deeply concerned about the increased harassment of historically marginalized developers and those advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives,” they said in a statement following the launch of the so-called Gamergate 2.The original Gamergate happened in 2014 and was a loosely organised campaign of hate against a number of high-profile, female-identifying developers from people who were annoyed that games were being more aware of feminism and diversity. The harassment campaign used the hashtag GamerGate and included doxing, rape threats, false accusations and death threats.In recent months, people have been concerned about a resurgence in the Gamergate campaign with a number of individuals attacking developers over the apparent “woke-ism” in gaming.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Fashion, East-West Asian identities, corporate espionage and romance are on the agenda in “Morning, Paris!,” a new mini-series project being pitched at Series Mania by veteran filmmaker Quentin Lee (“The People I’ve Slept With,” “White Frog”). “’Morning, Paris!’ is a heartfelt comedy about a young modern BIPOC Canadian woman discovering herself in the most romantic city in the world,” says Lee. “Or put another way, it is a limited television series about an aspiring female fashion designer from Vancouver who ends up in Paris Fashion week with a very unlikely companion because she wants to spy on her boss on whom she has a crush.

William Earl Don Lemon has released his hour-long interview with Elon Musk, after the journalist claimed that it upset the X (formerly Twitter) owner to cancel the launch of a new interview show the pair had been planning together. During one section of the interview, Lemon asked about Musk taking a puff of weed on The Joe Rogan Experience, and then inquired about the tech mogul’s ketamine prescription. “It’s pretty private to ask somebody about a medical prescription,” he said.

The hummingbirds of Every Little Thing are migrating from North America to Europe. Sally Aikten’s film about the extraordinary avian aerialists and a Los Angeles woman who tends to injured hummingbirds is making its European premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, after initially hovering over Sundance.

A team of volunteers who helped find the body of a Scots dad killed in a fishing accident have received a ‘game-changing’ search device. The family of Greig Stoddart, who died on Christmas Eve, gathered at Gartmorn Dam, Alloa, on Saturday to watch as the AquaEye kit was formally presented to Beneath the Surface.

Variety Lounge at the 2024 Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) emerged as a dynamic hub of creativity and insight. The studio played host to a series of illuminating interviews featuring prominent figures in the global film industry including European filmmaker Cristiano Bortone, producer and co-founder of boutique studio S11 Partners Ltd.

Essential structural investigations and associated works are being carried out on the M74 northbound and southbound at Junction 6, and underneath on the A723 eastbound and westbound between Motherwell and Hamilton.

Turkish Deputy Consul General to Scotland Mrs Demet Kayaoğlu was the guest of honour at a special event in the Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association’s calendar on Saturday.

Elon Musk and Don Lemon appear to have some bad blood after they sat down for an interview.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Thailand is poised to get serious about its commitment to the film industry, and plans to launch a major new body, the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, with a budget of THB7 billion ($200 million). Long a destination for Hollywood, China and India productions, and currently playing host to the lensing of Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” Thailand has many of the elements that could contribute to building a major film industry. These include diverse locations, skilled crews, studio facilities and a location production, or incentive, scheme.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music East Village Radio, the influential streetfront online radio station that broadcast from 2003-2016 and Mark Ronson hosted an influential show for several years, has announced it is planning to relaunch next month. The station, formerly located in a tiny studio behind a glass window at the front of a restaurant on First Avenue in New York’s East Village, opened directly onto the sidewalk, offering an almost surreal intimacy between passersby and the DJs.

A Manchester publishing house has been recognised as the best small press in the North at a prestigious book awards.

Meghan Markle has shared her daughter Lilibet's adorable nickname and praised her husband, Prince Harry, for being a 'hands-on dad'.The Duchess of Sussex revealed this during her speech at the South by Southwest Festival on Friday, March 8, where Harry was cheering her on from the front row. The Duchess made a powerful appearance at the festival in Austin, Texas as she participated in a keynote speech called Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.

Meghan Markle has opened up about her family life in a speech at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, as Prince Harry proudly watched on.The Duchess of Sussex donned a stylish cream pinstripe shirt and matching maxi skirt as she took to the stage. Meghan joined the panel on 'breaking barriers' and the 'representation fo women' alongside actress Brooke Shields, news anchor Katie Couric, and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant at Peoplism, Nancy Wang Yue.

Meghan Markle has become "irritated" at Prince Harry after realising he's not the "charismatic figure" she thought he was, according to one Royal expert.