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‘Amplifying Black Voices in Hollywood’ Debuts DMD Speaker Series
A focus on topics ranging from lack of Black representation on writing staffs to the distorted perspectives of TV crime dramas.
The program on Friday, Feb. 19, is the first in the 2021 speakers series. (Image courtesy of the Department of Digital Media and Design). Copy Link
UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department will host the inaugural event in its Diverse Perspectives in Digital Media & Design: 2021 Speaker Series with “Amplifying Black Voices in Hollywood” on Friday, Feb. 19 from 1 to 8 p.m., via Jorgensen Digital Stage.
The one-day summit will feature conversations with Black leaders from various sectors of the film industry, and will examine its changing landscape by exploring efforts to increase diversity in all aspects of Hollywood including screenwriting, development and production, producing and directing, and visual effects and post-production.
To work to increase the number of Black people and other underrepresented groups in key roles in
the Academy, our affiliates and across the broader industry (i.e. voting members, musicians,
producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals). This requires efforts that will
not only increase greater equity through diversity and inclusion but will also ensure representation
of Black people and people of color in decision making positions. By doing so, we shift the culture of
the industry at large.
groups in critical roles throughout the broader music industry. Achieving this goal first requires a
commitment to full transparency, which begins with data outlining the number of Black people and