#racial-representation

#racial-representation

I have been monitoring the degree of diversity in the corporate and political worlds for decades. One useful diversity metric is the percentage of boardroom members who are not white men. And for the third year in a row, white men did not hold the majority of seats on the boards of America's 50 largest corporations, according to my analysis of the most recent Fortune 500 list.

The latest edition of the school's Hollywood Diversity report, published Tuesday, found that of the top 250 most-viewed current and library scripted series in 2024, more than 91.7% were created by a white person, with white men accounting for 79% of all show creators both increases from last year. Diversity also slipped for performers, with white actors cast in 80% of all roles.

Protagonist Sam has extricated herself from the clutches of the rest of her MFA cohort, a group of women who transform rabbits into desirable men, setting the stage for this not-quite-a-sequel sequel. Told in part from the point of view of Sam's nemeses, the Bunnies, We Love You, Bunny also includes the point of view of Aerius, the first bunny they transformed into a man, who is hell bent on escaping the Bunnies' clutches.

Arthur Ashe became the first and only Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors in an iconic final.