Dear NAMIC Diversity Digest Readers,
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NAMIC HEROES
NAMIC ELDP Class V alumnus
Albert Cheng has been named co-head of television at Amazon Studios.
Janice Min, the Hollywood Reporter's former co-president and chief creative officer will advise E! and other NBCU cable networks.
Are you a NAMIC Member who was recently promoted? Have you and your team won an award for your efforts in the industry? We want to highlight your achievements.
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LATEST DIVERSITY NEWS
Broadcasting & Cable
HBO garnered the most NAMIC Vision Awards honors, the diversity organization announced April 3. The premium service took home six NAMIC Vision Awards, which recognize original programming that is reflective of the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color that best reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the viewing audience.
Forbes
A vocal critic of the under-representation of Latinos in the entertainment industry, Leguizamo is a founding partner of NGL Media, a company that produces digital video content and marketing for bilingual and bi-cultural U.S. Latinos.
PR Newswire
Telemundo Center sets the new standard for Hispanic media as the only next-generation, multimedia production facility with news, sports, entertainment, studios, international and digital all under one roof.
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PROGRAMMING
Variety
The project is titled "Unsubscribed." It is described as an examination of female blackness, beauty, and identity through a behind-the-scenes look at the Instagram hustle.
Design Week
A new TV channel targeting the African diaspora has been designed by DADA and draws influence from traditional and contemporary African culture.
Deadline
Fuse Media announced seven new original shows and the return of 10 series, including the Wilmer Valderrama-hosted Hollywood Puppet Show.
Entertainment Weekly
TruTV has announced that it will re-air the documentary, which examines the stereotypical nature of The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, this Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
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MULTICULTURAL MARKETING
MediaPost
The missed opportunities are greatest with Millennials, with 20% identifying as LGBTQ, according to GLAAD, significantly higher than other generations, and higher than other researchers. Pew Research's latest survey finds that about 4.1% of the U.S. identifies as LGBT, and 7.3% of those between the ages of 18 and 37.
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JOB BANK
The NAMIC Job Bank provides access to the best employers and most diverse candidates in the communications industry.
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