Tag: diversity

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Actual Superhero: Activist Engineer Tracy Chou

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Championing diversity in tech

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S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Chloe Bennet Talks Diversity In Marvel Films & TV Shows

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Click here to read at Screenrant.com.

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Gita Jackson: How ‘Dwarf Fortress’ personalizes fantasy gaming

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Using tropes as a conduit for storytelling

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New ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer Nods To Controversy Over Race And Gender

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Read at The Guardian.

Ok, so that’s a “nod.” But, when a person watches the white characters praise each other for their scientific brilliance and the only black one in the bunch works for public transit…it feels like crap. Frankly, this stuff is reaching the point of absurdity.

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Warner Bros. to Address Diversity Issue With Directors Workshop

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Read at Variety.com.

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Cheryl Contee Writes: ‘What I’ve Learned Working As A Black Person In Silicon Valley’

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Read her blog at The Huffington Post.

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Cheryl Contee – Photo by Brian Solis

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Zendaya Lands Lead Role in Marvel’s “Spider-Man” Movie

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LINK: Though we’re still not feeling that whole Never-Ending Peter Parker Story Arc, as a seemingly conciliatory move, Marvel has cast Our Lady Z.

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Articles

JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot ups its diversity game

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LINK: Another win for #OscarsSoWhite

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Two-Spirit/LGBT Indigenous Sci-Fi Stories for Anthology

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LINK: Award-Winning Editor Seeks Submissions

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Articles

When People of Color Are Discouraged From Going Into the Arts

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Read Julia Lee’s thoughtful piece at The Atlantic.

The hard push to go into “STEM” fields comes from advocacy groups, government, even our own families and communities…at what cost?

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