Sterling K. Brown, Ava DuVernay Show Support for #TimesUpGlobes Campaign Criticizing Absence of Black HFPA Members

Ava DuVernay’s superhero DC drama Naomi has found its lead. Kaci Walfall (Army Wives, Power, The Lion King on Broadway) has been tapped for the titular role in The CW drama pilot, from DuVernay’s Array Filmworks and Warner Bros. Television. Also set as series regulars are Alexander Wraith (Orange Is the New Black, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Cranston Johnson (Filthy Rich, P-Valley, Hap and Leonard) and newcomer Camila Moreno.

Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes are pulling back more of the curtain about the HFPA and claiming that the organization will not promote Black projects until they become hits.

Black List founder Franklin Leonard responded to a Tuesday report from TheWrap about how the organization rejected studio and network requests for press conferences on multiple Black-led projects, including “Girls Trip,” “Queen & Slim” and Rhimes’ hit Netflix series “Bridgerton” — all of which were later overlooked for Globes nominations.“HFPA rejected our press conference,” Rhimes tweeted to her 1.9 million followers on Tuesday.

Late-night hosts like Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert sounded off on the 2021 Golden Globes’ diversity controversy one day after the award show aired.  During this year’s presentation, the stars took a back seat as the virtual show highlighted the ongoing diversity problem within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes for the awards.

As we get prepared to see the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) response to its backlash for its lack of Black members and all of the issues it has been facing in the weeks leading up to the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, ceremony presenter and champion of inclusion Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to give her “two cents” about the news stories about the HFPA.

Golden Globes, mounting a campaign for change hours before tonight’s ceremony (February 28).The Hollywood Foreign Press Association was recently revealed to have no Black members on its 87-person voting committee, according to an exposé.The likes of Ava DuVernay, Jennifer Aniston, Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Wilde, Kerry Washington, Judd Apatow and more have all spoken out about the issue in social media posts ahead of the 2021 virtual ceremony.“Old news.

Time's Up's message is being spread by celebrities after the organization called out the Golden Globes. Stars including Jennifer Aniston and Sterling K. Brown showed support for the charity, which criticized the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's lack of diversity.

Ellise Shafer administratorAhead of tonight’s Golden Globes, the final round of presenters has been announced.Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Sandra Oh, Gal Gadot, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Paulson, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux will all appear tonight to present awards to winners.They join previously announced presenters Anthony Anderson, Awkwafina, Kevin Bacon, Angela Bassett, Sterling K.

present statuettes to the winners when the telecast kicks off Sunday at 8 p.m. on NBC.The group, the final batch of presenters, joins previously announced nominees including Awkwafina, Kevin Bacon, Salma Hayek, Michael Douglas, Angela Bassett, Margot Robbie and Sterling K.

With the Golden Globes just about here, Twitter erupted with shock and dismay Friday that the ceremony’s founding organization, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has no Black members and hasn’t for the past 20 years.

does not have a single black member involved.The organization Time’s Up launched a #TimesUpGlobes protest campaign Friday, calling out the HFPA, which selects nominees and hands out honors, over the lack of diversity.“A cosmetic fix isn’t enough,” one of the group’s tweets read, a sentiment that was echoed by Shonda Rhimes as well as Kerry Washington, Alyssa Milano, Amy Schumer and more.Several celebrities joined in to support the movement on Twitter, including Judd Apatow, who wrote: “So many

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Sister, Sister,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ “Living Single,” “Good Times”: Black comedians have been on television screens for decades, making audiences laugh while simultaneously promoting educational explorations into Black life and culture. But, striking a balance between being insightful and hilarious is a responsibility that weighs on Black creatives.“That’s one thing about being Black in Hollywood, period.

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South by Southwest (aka SXSW) has revealed its final round for its already robust lineup of keynotes and featured sessions. The online iteration of the SXSW conference and festival is set to take place March 16-20.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSouth by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg; author and host of the New York Times podcast “Together Apart” Priya Parker in conversation with Anand Giridharadas; and writer and author Charles Yu as Keynote Speakers, along with a new round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online.The virtual event takes place from March 16-20, 2021.Buttigieg, Parker, and Yu join the Keynote lineup that includes

Ava DuVernay has taken to social media to react to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) confirming they don't have any Black members. Following an investigation by the Los Angeles Times into the make-up of the group - who nominate and select the winners of the annual Golden Globe awards - HFPA officials told the newspaper that the report is true, but it's an issue they're "committed to addressing".