Producer Cheryl L. Bedford's Women of Color Unite Has Answers for Hollywood's Diversity Problem & Music by Deepa Soul

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This podcast features Cheryl L. Bedford, whose name should be in the dictionary next to Hollywood Diversity and Inclusion.

Bedford is a longtime outspoken Hollywood producer, who has always advocated for fairness. Best known as a producer of the still talked about 2011 “Dark Girls” documentary on colorism, her fearless, passionate voice has started the proactive organization Women of Color Unite. The group - for Women of Color behind the scenes and in front of the camera - addresses the dismal numbers and treatment of us – Women of Color - in entertainment. 

In addition to discussing Women of Color Unite, also known as WOCU (https://wocunite.com/), we discuss The JTC List (See WOCU website for more info) – a database of Women of Color in entertainment. Plus, we’ll hear about the successful mentorship initiative #StartWith8Hollywood (https://www.startwith8hollywood.com/), a partnership with The Bitch Pack, headed by Thuc Nguyen, that’s shaking up Hollywood gatekeepers.

Hold on to your hats and seats because this interview is lit with hard-hitting, in your face facts.

INDEX:
00:00:12 Intro
00:02:20 Short Music Break by Deepa Soul (https://www.deepasoullive.com/)
00:02:54 Who Is Cheryl L. Bedford?/'Dark Girls' & Colorism/The JTC List & Women of Color Unite (WOCU) Beginnings
00:11:39 The JTC List Named For Mother/Black Hair
00:15:20 Kamala Harris-Light Skinned Black People & Identity
00:18:34 Short Music Break
00:19:00 Nuts & Bolts of The JTC List & WOCU
00:29:59 Short Music Break
00:30:33 Bedford's Family Members Fueled Her Activism
00:32:06 "Trauma Porn"
00:33:32 #StartWith8Hollywood
00:41:56 Short Music Break
00:43:09 "Get Us In The Door"
00:44:27 Emmys: Black vs. Latinx-"Stop Fighting Over That Piece of Pie"
00:48:40 Bedford Outro
00:49:49 End with Deepa Soul Bio & Music

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