Hollywood talent to talk diversity

Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The panels, rolling out through September and October, will be available to the public.

Topics will include navigating Hollywood as a Black gay man, with Daniels and “Moonlight” screenwriter Tarrell Alvin

McCraney; Latino erasure in Hollywood, with Marvel executive Victoria Alonso; documentaries, colour-conscious casting and gender parity.

There will also be a town hall focused on the organization’s Black membership.

Titled “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us,” the series is part of the film academy’s push to further equity and inclusion in its ranks and in the entertainment industry.