NAACP: Networks Stalled on Diversity

December 22, 2008 by  

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/35199/thumbs/s-DISNEY-CHANNEL-DIVERSITY-large.jpgA “critical lack of programming by, for or about people of color” can be traced in part to the lack of minorities who have the power to approve new series or make final creative decisions, said Vicangelo Bulluck, executive director of NAACP‘s Hollywood bureau.

In a new report, the NAACP calls on networks to revisit a 2000 agreement to diversify the ranks of actors, writers, directors and executives. It also seeks to establish a task force with network executives, the NAACP and other civil rights groups.

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