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Did Hollywood DEI Just D-I-E?

"The industry had its 'Black Moment' and now it's over," says one writer, as studios pull back

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Nicole LaPorte
Oct 04, 2023
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TV writer and actress Bianca Sams refers to it as “Red Wednesday”: this past July 12th when news crescendoed into a final count of five heads of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at major Hollywood institutions — Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Netflix, the Academy of Motion Pi…

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