miscellaneous / miscellaneous - 7 years ago

Hollywood basks in diversity praise but Latinos ask: are we invisible?

The Oscar nominations for black and female film-makers has Hollywood beaming – but a new hashtag has also been born: #LatinosLeftOutHollywood was tingling with relief and pride. Instead of being castigated for ignoring black actors and harassing fema...

miscellaneous / miscellaneous - 7 years ago

Pot entrepreneur and ex-felon fights for black role in California's budding industry

When his medical cannabis operation was raided in 2008, Virgil Grant wound up in prison. Now he’s back in business, and determined to make space for people of color in an industry that’s fast being whitewashedThey were two sides of California’s canna...