Latinx community remains underrepresented in television, UCLA report finds
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Although minority representation in the television industry is improving, the Latinx community is still severely underrepresented, according to a new diversity report. The study, which was published by UCLA on Tuesday, looked at 461 scripted cable, broadcast and digital television shows from 2019 and 2020.
"Despite the promising trends in on-screen diversity recorded in this report, much work remains to be done in solving Hollywood's diversity problem," the study said. "Even as people of color collectively make progress in front of the camera, specific racial/ethnic groups such as Latinx, Asian, and Native persons continue to be severely underrepresented among television leads and among other top roles."
"And though the trends generally point in the right direction for people of color among television's writers, directors, and show creators, people of color have considerable ground to cover before they reach proportionate representation among the talent who shape the stories that air and stream on the small screen."
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