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In addition to starring in fare like Alex Cross, Vice and Don’t Look Up, Tyler Perry has spent a lot of his career spearheading Black movies and TV shows, including the Madea film series (which returned earlier this year with A Madea Homecoming), Acrimony, A Fall from Grace and House of Payne. Perry’s next project up on this front is A Jazzman’s Blues, which he wrote back in 1995. Ahead of that Netflix movie’s release, Perry has shared his feelings about adding more diverse stories to the entertainment industry and what…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A yearlong study examining ethnic and racial diversity in forensic science has found that the varying disciplines, which frequently work closely with law enforcement, are also generally whiter than the U.S. population it serves. …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent survey by University of Toronto Scarborough students not only gleaned important information from hundreds of households across Toronto, it provided critical insights on the act of surveying diverse communities that could help other researchers boost participation in future projects.…

The world is moving fast to Web 3.0 — a fundamental transition from the current centralized Web 2.0 to one that is decentralized and backed by blockchain technology, a distributed digital ledger or database where encrypted blocks of data are stored and chained together. 2021 was a defining year for Web 3.0 that witnessed rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies, DeFI, NFTs, and the metaverse. India has been an early proponent of Web 3.0 in terms of adoption with the potential of becoming a leader in the emerging economy as…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An Australian-first study has found that transgender and gender diverse people face systemic abuse in Victoria's criminal justice system. Published…

Tülay McNally, director of inclusive design at Electronic Arts, chooses her words carefully as we chat about creating diverse characters for video games. Raised in Germany, McNally is no stranger to the international video game industry. She worked at Square Enix, Sega, and Bioware before joining EA. McNally’s team at EA assists with the development of characters from underrepresented groups and with public communication.Her caution is warranted—Activision Blizzard was ripped to shreds a month before our interview for its…

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Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale, Apex Legends, has always stood out from the crowd. Compared to other hero shooters and battle royales, Apex Legends' fluid movement mechanics and powerful hero abilities make for a game which appeals to a large audience. But what truly makes Apex Legends stand out in an ever-growing sea of battle royale games is the level of care the narrative team puts into writing and creating the game's characters. While plenty of games have characters with…

Nature has used 21 different ways over the last 4.5 billion years to create pyrite (aka Fool’s Gold) -- the mineral world’s champion of diverse origins. Pyrite forms at high temperature and low, with and without water, with the help of microbes and in harsh environments where life plays no role whatsoever. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky A 15-year study led by the Carnegie Institution for Science details the origins and…

The news that funding for Black founders is falling was no shock to the Black community, much of which was raised with the aphorism, “when white America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” U.S. startups received VC funding of around $75 billion in Q1 and about $50 billion so far in Q2, despite investors pulling back and valuations decreasing as the markets trend downward. But as funding in the wider private market plummets, Black founders are seeing an even sharper decline: They received $1.2 billion in Q1…