Latifah is partnered with Procter & Gamble and Tribeca Studios through the Queen Collective. (Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock). ►► http://bit.ly/betheryoutube\r\rDownload the BET NOW app for full episodes of your favorite BET shows and exclusive content!\r\rConnect with BET \rWeb: http://www.BET.com\rFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/BET\rTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/BET\rInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/BET\rGoogle+: http://www.bet.us/gplusBET “It’s just such great timing and the support is kind of amazing because it’s allowing me to make this film at the right time and at the right moment. At the kickoff event, Latifah touted the value of diversity in art and questioned why it is so often met with resistance. A 2019 study found investors are more likely to predict the stock prices of tech and finance companies with gender diversity will rise. Is Supplier Diversity the Secret to post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery? "I'm really proud of what we've done with the Queen Collective," she said. "Support people who have been disadvantaged and just believe us. Oops! Latifah and her longtime producing partner Shakim Compere came up with the idea for Queen Collective and went back to Pritchard to get him on board. The goal? “If There is Light” follows a 14-year-old girl navigating a new life in New York City as her mother works to move her family out of the shelter system and into a stable home. Over lunch, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, who later gave a directing mentor session, chatted with Natour and Okpalaoka about topics such as the importance of introducing children to documentary filmmaking and the lack of black-owned production companies. This year, the gender differences in Oscar nominations are also bleak. Originally published on southerncompany.info/bethechange. Are you digging deeper? Be as clear as you can about what your ideas are. The idea for Queen Collective was born as Pritchard sat with Latifah on a panel at the 2017 Women in the World Summit in New York City. It also works to support people with disabilities and LGBTQ people through employee resource groups and mentoring opportunities. ET – Queen Collective short films premiere on BET and BET Her Unquestionable Trust Honesty, respect, fairness and integrity drive our behavior. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden doubled down on his promises to the LGBTQ community while speaking at a presidential town hall for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation on Sept. 24. Lawmakers and companies are advocating for adding protections against hair discrimination to civil rights law and company policies. He did it to make a difference and at the same time he knew who the bad cops were," Latifah said. Originally published on newscenter.td.com. Are you listening to what people are saying? ", She compared the current reckoning with racism to the, "All it was saying was listen to me. According to the study, 10.6% of films were directed by women, which was up 5 percent from 2018. "No one could have foreseen that this would be happening at the same time. Filmmakers Samantha Knowles' "Tangled Roots" and Nadine Natour and Ugonna Okpalaoka's "Gloves Off" will both air Saturday on BET. The group chatted about the two documentaries, “Tangled Roots” by Knoweles and “Gloves Off” by Natour and Okpalaoka. https://www.cbs.com/.../bet-her-presents-queen-collective-tangled-roots Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, and Latifah said they believe efforts to address the need for more diversity in storytelling in film, TV and advertising will have an impact on the entertainment industry as a whole. The company also supports cross-cultural mentoring, talent visibility, LGBTQ pride and unconscious bias training. While the stats on COVID-19’s attack on people of color continue to alarm…, Pandemic continues to cause soaring levels of anti-Asian racism. Having said that, less than 1 percent were directed by women of color. Superior…, In the last 10 years, suicides among Black children aged 5–11 have doubled, while the rate for white children of the same age has declined. If we've got to dismantle it, reform it, defund it, whatever those in power are beginning to figure out as a way to change it, they need to do that ... because they can't keep killing us.". If you look around you and everybody is white, that's a problem and I'm talking about the people in your workplace," Latifah said. It was only a matter of time: the White House’s constant referral to COVID-19 as the “China Virus” has indeed caused a tidal wave of continuing racism against people of Asian ancestry, according to a new report published in the American…, Biden reaffirms commitment to LGBTQ rights; promises to pass Equality Act. 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