Movie audiences aren’t as racist as Hollywood execs think: study
The blockbuster community got busted. The movie industry has continued to claim that white actors sell more tickets, despite the smash successes of “Get Out,” “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians,”...
View ArticleDe Blasio doesn’t care what parents think about his elite-school-quota plans
Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack last week became the highest-ranking Department of Education official to face the public about the DOE’s plans for racial re-engineering of the city’s elite high schools....
View ArticleGender bias claims roil AI research community
The challenges of making the technology industry a more welcoming place for women are numerous, especially in the booming field of artificial intelligence. To get a sense of just how monumental a task...
View Article‘Spider-Man’ actor hopes biracial hero inspires kids
A few years ago, actor Shameik Moore was watching the “Ultimate Spider-Man” animated series when a new version of the web-slinger appeared on-screen. “I was like, ‘Wait a second, this guy is black,’ ”...
View ArticleAsian-American civil rights groups, parents sue over school diversification plan
A polarizing plan to diversify the city’s specialized high schools discriminates against Asian kids, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. Several Asian-American civil rights groups and...
View ArticleParents hate de Blasio’s racist plans for the city’s top schools
Mayor de Blasio’s plans to racially re-engineer admissions to the city’s top high schools are now getting hit from all sides — and rightly so. One set of concerns surely took the mayor’s minions by...
View ArticleMeet the African-American bull rider bucking rodeo norms
To become a bull rider, it seems you’d need a bucking bull. But all Ezekiel Mitchell had was YouTube and his imagination. “I didn’t come from a rodeo family,” the 21-year-old Texan tells The Post. “My...
View ArticleSandra Oh gets emotional at Golden Globes over strides in representation
"But right now, this moment is real. Trust me, it is real."
View ArticleRegina King names who reached out after vow to hire more women
During her Golden Globes acceptance speech, King promised to hire at least 50 percent women on all projects she produces.
View ArticleBryan Cranston defends playing a quadriplegic in ‘Upside’
Cranston, who has won six Emmys, said being cast in the role came down to a “business decision.”
View ArticleRegina King’s Golden Globes acceptance speech wasn’t planned
"I did not know what it was going to be, and [I] just let the spirit guide me,” she told Page Six
View ArticleThe FDNY’s diversity monitor has cost the city $23 million in 7 years
The FDNY’s diversity monitor has billed the city a stunning $23 million in fees and expenses in his seven years — and the charges have only gotten steeper. Mark S. Cohen’s yearly tab has risen from...
View ArticleJay-Z wins fight to diversify ‘too white’ panel in trademark case
The renowned rapper sued last year to stop the American Arbitration Association from resolving his dispute with the clothing company Iconix.
View ArticleTransgender model collaborates with UK lingerie line after Victoria’s Secret ban
After Victoria's Secret claimed it shouldn't include transgender models in its show, trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf has taken aim at the famous lingerie brand while revealing she's the face...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s stylist talks fashion’s ‘frustrating’ lack of diversity
"I've had jobs where I've said I don't want to do that job because it's just a bunch of white women and I don't want to style a bunch of white women."
View ArticleHow one agent changed fashion by opening the modeling world
In 1985 Gail O’Neill was selling copiers for Xerox when a photographer spotted the 23-year-old beauty at JFK Airport and gave her the name of model agent Frances Grill. O’Neill had no portfolio and had...
View ArticleDe Blasio’s latest ridiculous NYC schools report
Mayor de Blasio’s School Diversity Advisory Group last week released a report calling for racial engineering as a magic cure for the ills of the city’s schools. It’s one giant red herring — a...
View ArticleParents say city’s new admissions plans will hurt boys more than girls
The city’s proposed new admissions plan for its elite specialized high schools will take a punishing toll on boys, critics charge. The eight top schools currently base entry on a single admissions...
View ArticleGivenchy’s new makeup line faces backlash for lack of diversity
High fashion french label Givenchy isn't getting high praise for its new makeup line. Instead, it is getting a boycott.
View Article‘Black Panther’ makes Oscar history twice for diversity
Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler became the first African-Americans to win in their respective categories.
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