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The California Legislative Black Caucus is requesting answers from Hollywood studios over the recent departures of numerous Black women executives.
Several senior-level Black women executives no longer hold their positions at some of Hollywood’s biggest companies like Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and more. And now those same studios may be called to the carpet about it.
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A group of state legislators representing the California Legislative Black Caucus are calling on film studios to meet with them regarding the sudden removal of Black female executives over the past few weeks.
U.S. Times Post: California Lawmakers: Hollywood Black Female Executive Exit is “Disturbing Pattern”
California lawmakers said Thursday the departures of high-profile black female executives in Hollywood is a “disturbing pattern,” particularly as the state has extended its film and television tax credits.
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) is urging film studios to address the recent departure of Black female executives from their organizations. The sudden exodus of Vernā Myers from Netflix, LaTondra Newton from Disney, Jeanell English from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Karen Horne and Terra Potts from Warner Bros. Discovery has raised concerns about the commitment of the film and television industry to diversity in leadership positions.
In a press conference Thursday morning, the California Legislative Black Caucus demanded answers from Hollywood studios about the exodus of several Black female Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) executives, which the group described as “a troubling pattern.”