{"id":146736,"date":"2020-09-04T12:32:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T16:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=146736"},"modified":"2020-09-17T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T22:44:42","slug":"the-motion-picture-association-presents-unfiltered-black-men-in-hollywood-a-dialogue-on-diversity-inclusivity-and-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/the-motion-picture-association-presents-unfiltered-black-men-in-hollywood-a-dialogue-on-diversity-inclusivity-and-access\/","title":{"rendered":"The Motion Picture Association Presents: \u201cUnfiltered: Black Men in Hollywood\u201d A Dialogue on Diversity, Inclusivity and Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 457 577'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MPA-Unfiltered-Page-2-809x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-146738\" width=\"457\" height=\"577\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Motion Picture Association invites you to watch \u201c<strong>Unfiltered: Black Men in Hollywood<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 an event in their social justice programming that will feature an open dialogue on diversity, inclusivity, and access in the film, television and streaming industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmy-winning actor and singer\/songwriter <strong>Rome Flynn<\/strong>, Broadway\/television actor and singer\/songwriter <strong>Bryan Terrell Clark<\/strong>, and the MPA\u2019s head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion <strong>John Gibson<\/strong> will share their own stories and insights into industry progress that\u2019s been made, while also speaking candidly about the burdens they shoulder as Black men in Hollywood today. 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