PBS Commits $3.6 Million to Fund for Nurturing Diverse Creators
an open letter that argued PBS has favored Burns at the expense of filmmakers of color.The letter, addressed PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger, was organized by Beyond Inclusion, a collective of BIPOC filmmakers, executives and other industry figures. It argues that PBS, in its programming and previous comments on this same issue in the past, has shown a “systemic failure to fulfill a mandate for a diversity of voices.”That letter came roughly two months after Kerger addressed PBS’ diversity issue during last winter’s TCA press tour.“We create lots of opportunities for many filmmakers,” Kerger told reporters during a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday.