We are Not ‘DEI Hires’: Why Conservative Media’s Obsession With Minimizing Kamala Harris and POC’s Accomplishments Will Ultimately Fail
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Here we go again. Kamala Harris, former U.S. Senator and Attorney General of California and Vice President to Joe Biden, is the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for this year’s upcoming presidential election.
She will face former president and convicted felon Donald Trump. And the best talking points conservative lawmakers, media and commentators can generate to criticize Harris is that she’s simply a “DEI hire.” I’ve heard this sad old dog whistle before.
It was Aug. 13, 2020, my mother’s birthday, when Variety announced I had been tapped to join the century-old publication as its new awards editor to lead coverage of the Academy Awards and other kudos races.
The Bible of Showbiz, like most other news media outlets, has traditionally lacked writers of color in editorial and senior-level positions.
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