April 26, 2021
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An annual study of inclusivity done by UCLA showed efforts to improve diversity in film and television are on the upswing. Darnell Hunt, the co-author of that research, is encouraged by what he’s seeing and says it’s good for morale and for business. (UCLA’s Ana-Christina Ramon was also quoted in the coverage.) Also: National Public Radio, BBC News, Japan Today and KCRW-FM.
(Commentary by UCLA’s Yalda Uhls and Jeremy Hsing) In the past few years, diversity, equity, and inclusion has become a front-and-center issue for Hollywood. Organizations such as the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media have been leading the way in demanding more equitable representation. But it wasn’t always that way.
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April 22, 2021
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Over the course of the pandemic, Los Angeles County has confirmed 1.18 million Covid-19 cases. But close to 40% of the population may have actually been infected already, said Shira Shafir, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. That isn’t high enough for herd immunity, but may have left a large chunk of population not susceptible to the virus. … “I think for right now, until we get more of the population vaccinated and approach more towards herd immunity, we always have a certain level of risk of outbreak and additional surges,” said Johnese Spisso, chief executive of the UCLA Hospital System.
Most of California County Jail Bookings Were Black, Latino
From 2010 to 2018, Black and Latino people accounted for 7 and 47 percent, respectively, of jail bookings in Orange County, despite being just 2 and 35 percent of the county’s population.
April 22, 2021 • (TNS) Black and Latino people made up the majority of Orange County, Calif., jail bookings between 2010 and 2018, according to a recent report from a UCLA research team.
Latino and Black people accounted for about 47 percent and 7 percent of jail bookings despite making up about 35 percent and 2 percent of the county s population, respectively. This indicates significant racial disparities, the study said. White people accounted for about 39 percent of the jail population while making up about 41 percent of the county s population.