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Black Lawyer Launches Platform To Expand Diversity In Entertainment
“Discussions surrounding diversity in the entertainment industry need to be all-encompassing and include conversations about racial discrepancies when it comes to the representation of talent,” says Jaia Thomas, Founder, Diverse Representation.
A Black attorney is aiming to diversify the entertainment industry through the creation of a new platform. Jaia Thomas created Diverse Representation as an avenue to connect companies with entertainment lawyers, agents, publicists and managers of color, Black Enterprise reported.
Thomas was inspired to launch her platform after noticing the lack of racial representation behind the scenes in the entertainment space, the news outlet writes. She believed that there was a major need to create an outlet that would highlight diverse talent. Diverse Representation features a database of Black professionals. It’s currently centered on talent in …
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