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The Historic 2021 Oscars Nominations Could Mean Big Business For Future Women in Film
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(Movies)
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... of this year’s awards show is the inclusion of two women in its Best Director category. The category has long been dominated by men, and has never included more than a single female nominee at a time. ...
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Created on 15 March 2021
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"Nomadland" Offers An Unflinching Glimpse At Life On The Roa
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(Movies)
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Spare and lonesome, Nomadland follows Fern (Frances McDormand) while she navigates her new life after the loss of her husband and her community. Based on the Jessica Bruder book Nomadland: Surviving ...
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Created on 19 February 2021
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Entrepreneur Tennille Teague Gives Us A Lesson On Carving Your Own Path (While Saving The Animals)
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(Living)
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... an evolution of how people view the inclusion of a dog in their lives,” she says.
Teague hopes to continue expanding Just Fred’s community with more pet-related content. As for advice to other creators, ...
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Created on 05 February 2021
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How could a woman not know she was autistic until age 31? The answer has everything to do with gender bias.
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(Living)
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... student, and as an adult I’m doing just fine by traditional standards of success. I’m an NYU graduate with a great job that I love, managing event programming for a diversity and inclusion advocacy organization. ...
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Created on 25 January 2021
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Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
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(Living)
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... to at least 20 smoking days per month for inclusion in the study sample, but the authors listed stigma around drug use as a core limitation to their results. Years ago,while working in the fields of drug ...
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Created on 18 December 2020
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Culture Critics Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham Commemorate This Moment in Time With Their New Book Black Futures
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(Books)
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... minds to the inclusion of “Aunt Yvonne’s Coconut Sweetbread Recipe,” the artistic influences of the editors shine through, and create global links across cultures. “There’s a photo from Lagos [Nigeria] ...
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Created on 01 December 2020
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This Women-Run Company Wants To Diversify Content Creation
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(Living)
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... the business sector.
Why was it so important for you, a woman's organization, to put a focus on diversity and inclusion? How can women's organizations be more inclusive?
It's important for us to focus ...
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Created on 12 November 2020
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Gideon Adlon On Unearthing The Spooky Truths In “The Craft: Legacy”: BUST Interview
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(Movies)
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... what others think of them. I really love that you don't see people bullying them for being different. They're following their passion,” said Adlon.
The inclusion of a more diverse cast comes with it' ...
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Created on 28 October 2020
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A Lady, Liberated: Julia Lindon On Depicting An Honest Coming Out Story In Her New Short Film
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(Movies)
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... uses iconic LBGTQ+ signposts like the West Village in Manhattan, once called the ‘Gay Village,’ shots of the Stonewall Inn, and the inclusion of a lesbian bar to cement all the newness of Shea’s coming ...
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Created on 14 October 2020
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Women Won Big At The Emmys, Here Are BUST's 10 Favorite Moment
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(Entertainment)
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... nominated for Lead Actress in a Limited Series were Black women. In the other categories though, white female inclusion still seemed to count as diversity; four out of the six people nominated for Director ...
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Created on 21 September 2020
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Michaela Coel's "I May Destroy You" Shatters Stereotypes — And Depicts Rape As It Really
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(TV)
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... a “theft of consent.”
What is perhaps the true gift of Coel’s series is the inclusion of these often-ignored nuances and shades of grey that force the viewer into an uncomfortable position. We have ...
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Created on 11 September 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... the 19th Amendment would not include Black women and made sure to fight for their inclusion with the Colored Women’s League of Hartford and the Hartford Chapter of the NAACP. Connecticut ratified the 19th ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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British Slave Trader Statue Replaced with Black Lives Matter Protestor Jen Reid
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(Feminism)
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... permission from authorities to put up the sculpture. If the artwork is to be sold, Quinn said that profits will be donated to two charities, of Reid’s choice, that promote the inclusion of Black history ...
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Created on 15 July 2020
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Valentina Sampaio Becomes The First-Ever Trans Woman To Appear In "Sports Illustrated’s" Swimsuit Issu
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(Style)
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The Sports Illustrated 2020 Swimsuit Issue is on its way, and it’s set to feature the first transgender model in the special edition magazine’s 56-year history. Valentina Sampaio, a 23-year-old model ...
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Created on 10 July 2020
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Less Manipulation, More Representation: Popular TV Shows Pull Episodes with Offensive Caricatures
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(Feminism)
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... manager. The show employed satire to expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion. Today we cut a shot of an actor wearing blackface that was used to criticize a specific racist European ...
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Created on 29 June 2020
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FIT Students Are Petitioning For More Inclusivity In Fashion Classes
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(Style)
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... markers to color the models and dismissed calls to change their lack of inclusion. Students also argue that FIT perpetuates harmful size discrimination when it comes to models, which can often affect a ...
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Created on 26 June 2020
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Tessa Thompson, Issa Rae, and Over 300 Black Artists Call on Hollywood to Divest From Police
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(Entertainment)
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... Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah.
The letter details the deep-seated legacy of white supremacy in Hollywood, saying that the “lack of a true commitment to inclusion and institutional support” has ...
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Created on 25 June 2020
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16 LGBTQ+ Movies Directed By Women Of Color To Watch This Pride Month
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(Movies)
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... issues of the intersection between the LGBT community and the disabled community, along with themes of inclusion and self-acceptance. Margarita with a Straw is available to watch for free with ads on Tubi ...
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Created on 23 June 2020
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Asia Kate Dillon of 'Billons' Calls For An End To Gendered Acting Categories In Open Letter To SAG Award
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(TV)
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... other forms of discrimination, including racism, the patriarchy, and gender violence.”
Dillon concluded the letter by asking the that the Screen Actors Guild send a message on diversity and inclusion ...
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Created on 17 June 2020
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Meet Ella Jones, The First Black Mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
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(Feminism)
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... that her historic win means inclusion for Black residents of Ferguson, MO. “It’s just our time,” Jones said in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It’s just my time to do right by the people.” ...
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Created on 05 June 2020