Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe board of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association pledged on Monday to admit at least 13 Black members, following an outcry of the organization’s lack of diversity.The club of 87 foreign journalists who annually bestow Golden Globe Awards committed to grow to at least 100 members, of which 13% will be Black.
The move comes just as a group of Hollywood publicists sent a letter advising clients to avoid HFPA events until the group outlined a plan to change.
The 13% target matches the Black share of the U.S. population, and the organization risks being unable to hold the Golden Globe Awards if it fails to address the issue to the industry’s satisfaction.In a statement on Monday night, the HFPA board.
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