Creative leaders call on Hollywood to improve Latinx representation

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the country awaits the final results of the presidential election, there were major strides when it came to the representation of people of color and the LGBTQ community on many fronts — many film and TV figures from Hollywood celebrated as the world saw progress in the House and Senate.“The Squad” which includes Reps.

As the presidential election remained undecided into Wednesday morning, with more than one million mail-in votes still to be tallied, many in Hollywood were quick to fight theDemocratic panicwith the rally call to "Count Every Vote," after former Vice President Joe Biden had urged supporters to remain confident and President Donald Trump threatened court action over what he called "fraud" in the tightly contested race.

President Trump continued to sow baseless doubt about the validity of mail-in ballots.“How come every time they count mail-in ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?” Trump tweeted on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m.

With just days before Election Day, Hollywood unions are making the last-minute case to their members to get out and vote — and, in some cases, touting the appeal of pro-labor 2020 candidates in the process. The Screen Actors Guild, the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE and the Writers Guild of America West are among the unions currently appealing to members who aren't among the over 66 million Americans who have already voted early in 2020 to do their civic duty.

A group of officials from California's major theme parks gathered Wednesday for a virtual press conference to once again voice their outrage over the state's reopening guidelines for their businesses. They went so far as to say legal action is being considered.

The “GLOW” cast had asked Netflix to improve the program’s diversity prior to its cancellation.

James McClain After a change of realtors and more than a year on and off the market, English former boybander Louis Tomlinson has finally succeeded in unloading his white elephant of a Hollywood Hills home, albeit at a precipitous loss.

David Robb Labor EditorCooley High director Michael Schultz will be honored October 24 by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center as part of its 26th annual African American Film Marketplace and the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase, which runs from October 23-November 29.“Michael represents the best of the best in Hollywood, a true genius at what he does,” said BHERC president Sandra Evers-Manly.

Mark David Gorgeously gravel-voiced rock star and Tinseltown scion Elle King — for anyone who somehow does not know her parents are actor Rob Schneider and model London King — has sold her professionally decorated Hollywood Hills home for $1.8 million, well above the asking price of $1.665 million.

NEW YORK (AP) — Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a “streak of anti-Semitic discrimination” with a recent crackdown on religious gatherings to reduce the state’s coronavirus infection rate.

he said in a speech from Greenville, North Carolina that aired live on Fox News Thursday.“It’s NBC, the worst. Home of Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and some others,” he continued, also calling out NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt.Then he took a moment to tear into his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.“They gave Joe Biden, a week ago, a town hall, and it was meant for children.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOctober 15 marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and some of the top creators in TV and film are punctuating it with a demand for change when it comes to Latinx representation — and they have every right to voice their demands.

Rebecca Davis editorDisney’s live-action “Mulan” was supposed to be a huge win for under-represented groups in Hollywood. The $200 million-budgeted film is among the most expensive ever directed by a woman, and it features an all-Asian cast — a first for productions of such scale. Despite well-intentioned ambitions, however, the film has exposed the difficulties of representation in a world of complex geopolitics.

James McClain After relisting it over the summer for a princely $5.5 million, Calvin Harris has succeeded in unloading his idiosyncratic Los Angeles home, albeit at a discounted $5.1 million. The highly-compensated Scottish DJ barely broke even on the sprawling estate, which he bought in 2017 for a few hairs over $5 million from fellow DJ Steve Angello.

There are many reasons these days to want to get away from it all: being cooped up too long with a bad case of Zoom fatigue; the family’s constant chattering finally getting on that last good nerve; needing a break from endless doom scrolling. For some people in Hollywood, cars during stay-at-home orders in California represent, more than they ever have, a way to escape.