Nearly half of the performers on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts over the last nine years were from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. Yet, a comprehensive new report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that the executive ranks fall...
Muslims are the fastest growing and most racially and ethnically diverse religious community in the world. Yet according to a new study released today, Muslim characters are missing on screen — and when they do appear in popular movies, they are depicted with dangerous stereotypes that...
In the wake of ongoing violence, discrimination, and hate toward the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, a new report reveals how popular films perpetuate erasure and stereotyping of this group, a state of affairs that can lead to discrimination and psychological...
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While many K-12 students have adapted to online learning, a USC study finds that some families have had trouble accessing devices or reliable internet connections, especially Hispanics who primarily...
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New habits developed during lockdown are likely to continue, a USC study finds, which means less driving to work or medical appointments. That said, access to these opportunities still varies by race and income.
Though...
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As a kid growing up in Italy, I remember watching the American TV series “...
A masked Medusa turns the coronavirus into stone while rapper Cardi B yells, “Coronavirus!” A 16th-century Florentine duchess is transformed with the TikTok “party” filter and paired with Doja Cat’s “Boss Bitch” track. Nude Greco-Roman male sculptures are set to Todrick Hall’s “I Like Boys” — just in time for Pride festivities in June.
All of these TikTok posts came from the real-world...
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Amid the pandemic, a survey from USC and the California Emerging Technology Fund reveals the regional and financial inequities that fuel the state’s digital divide.
California has reached a digital milestone...