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Director Ava DuVernay Starts Hollywood Diversity Initiative

by RaquelHarris
February 24, 2018
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The disparities in the number of women and black and brown people in the entertainment industry has always been an issue. But super director, #AvaDuVernay’s new initiative plans to alleviate the problem.
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DuVernay has partnered with Los Angeles mayor, #EricGarcetti to create a program that works towards opening up more opportunities for “women, people of color and those from low-income households” in Hollywood.
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Come this summer, DuVernay’s Evolve Entertainment Fund will collab with big-name companies like DreamWorks and Creative Artists Agency to make 150 internships for aspiring artists. In turn, the following summer all interns will be hired under the L.A.’s career project, “Hire L.A’s Youth.”
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On Feb. 12, Garcetti said in a statement, “We created the Evolve Entertainment Fund to give people in underserved communities a new opportunity to chase their dreams in Hollywood, whether they want to be the next award-winning director or screenwriter, or are looking to secure a future in below-the-line jobs that are the bedrock of this city’s middle class.”
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Evolve Entertainment is a $5 million initiative and it won’t be working off tax dollars. The money will actually come from fundraisers and grants acquired by entertainment companies. Evolve Entertainment plans to assist 500 interns a year by 2020.

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