HFPA Says It Will Address Lack of Black Members at 2021

Amid growing backlash from a few of the most outstanding individuals in Hollywood, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it would deal with its issues with variety, which incorporates the truth that it doesn’t have a single Black member, Sunday on the 2021 Golden Globe Awards.

The promise, posted to Instagram Friday afternoon however not in any other case publicized, comes the day after the group launched an announcement, in response to latest experiences by the Los Angeles Times and New York Times noting he 87-member group doesn’t have a single Black member, vowing to actively recruit black members as quickly as doable.

In the submit on Instagram, the group repeated its earlier assertion and mentioned “We released this statement from the HFPA earlier, and are committed to change. We will also address this in our show on Sunday.”

Earlier Friday, the Time’s Up group  launched a #TimesUpGlobes protest marketing campaign over the dearth of variety within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which fingers out the honors.

“Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Not a Single Member Out of 87” reads the messaging of the group, which Time’s Up inspired Hollywood figures to share on their social platforms. Soon after, Hollywood bigwigs like Judd Apatow, Ava DuVernay and Shonda Rhimes weighed in.

On Thursday, the HFPA mentioned in its pledge to diversify, “We are fully committed to ensuring our membership is reflective of the communities around the world who love film, TV and the artists inspiring and educating them,” the group mentioned in an announcement. “We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members from other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will immediately work to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible.”

HFPA’s membership is majority feminine, and greater than 35% of its members are from non-European international locations world wide, the assertion mentioned.